A native of Lake Wales, Fla., Brunson enters his 25th year of coaching at Tuskegee.
An International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) certified strength and conditioning coach, Burnson played football at Tuskegee from 1985-89. He was a starter on the Golden Tigers’ SIAC championship football team of 1987.
Brunson is a 1991 graduate of Tuskegee, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in social work.
He served as the strength coach and linebacker coach at Booker T. Washington High School, Tuskegee, Ala., from 1992-96, and defensive coordinator from 1993-96.
Brunson is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and is a USPF nationally ranked weight lifter.
Brunson is the newly-elected Sheriff of Macon County, and he has served as a Truant Officer and SWAT Team member for the Macon County Sheriff Department. Since 1991, Brunson has worked in local law enforcement in Macon County, Alabama.
He and his wife, Courtney, are the parents of four children: Kambria, Tahlia; twin, Shonte’ and Andre’ Jr. Both Kambria and Tahlia are currently students at Tuskegee University. He also has one grandchild, Jeremy Cloud, Jr.