Thom McDaniels is a former Ohio high school football coach.
Coaching career
McDaniels had a 26-year head coaching career that included head coaching stops at Warren G. Harding High School, Canton McKinley High School and Massillon Jackson High School. Overall, he was a coach for 40-years and was named to the Ohio high school coaches hall of fame. McDaniels was twice a finalist for NFL high school coach of the year in 2004 and 2010.
1997 season
In 1997, McDaniels was named national high school football coach of the year by USA Today while leading his Canton McKinley team to state and national titles. This was his final season in his first tenure as coach of Canton McKinley.
Notable players
McDaniels coached several notable players including Percy Snow, Mike Doss, Maurice Clarett, and Mario Manningham.
Personal life
McDaniels is the father of former Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and Texans assistant quarterbacks coach Ben McDaniels.
References
- "Thom McDaniels resigns as McKinley head football coach". FridayNightOhio.com. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ "Coaching is the family business for new Rutgers assistant Ben McDaniels". NJ.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "Thom McDaniels '08 - Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame". Waynecountysportshof.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "Thom McDaniels a finalist for NFL award". FridayNightOhio.com. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "Thom McDaniels is finalist for NFL coaching award - News - The Repository - Canton, OH". Cantonrep.com. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "ESPN.com: NCF - Clarett's pursuit of perfection never rests". A.espncdn.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- Snow, Chris (2002-08-28). "New season features best QBs since '83 - The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- "For Giants' Manningham, the Catch of a Lifetime Was Years in the Making". The New York Times. 7 February 2012.
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