Thom McDaniels

American football coach

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.^[1] Overall, he was a coach for 40-years and was named to the Ohio high school coaches hall of fame.^[2] McDaniels was twice a finalist for NFL high school coach of the year in 2004 and 2010.^[3]^[4]

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.^[2] This was his final season in his first tenure as coach of Canton McKinley.^[5]

Notable players

McDaniels coached several notable players including Percy Snow, Mike Doss, Maurice Clarett, and Mario Manningham.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Personal life

McDaniels is the father of former Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels and Texans assistant quarterbacks coach Ben McDaniels.^[2]

References

^ "Thom McDaniels resigns as McKinley head football coach". FridayNightOhio.com. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.