Thom McDaniels explained

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]

Notes and References

Web site: Thom McDaniels resigns as McKinley head football coach . FridayNightOhio.com . 2015-01-14 . 2016-09-06.
Web site: Coaching is the family business for new Rutgers assistant Ben McDaniels . NJ.com . 2014-02-13 . 2016-09-06.
Web site: Thom McDaniels '08 - Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame . Waynecountysportshof.com . 2016-09-06.
Web site: Thom McDaniels a finalist for NFL award . FridayNightOhio.com . 2011-01-21 . 2016-09-06.
Web site: Thom McDaniels is finalist for NFL coaching award - News - The Repository - Canton, OH . Cantonrep.com . 2011-01-21 . 2016-09-06.
Web site: ESPN.com: NCF - Clarett's pursuit of perfection never rests . A.espncdn.com . 2016-09-06.
Web site: Snow . Chris . New season features best QBs since '83 - The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York . The Daily Orange . 2002-08-28 . 2016-09-06.
Web site: For Giants’ Manningham, the Catch of a Lifetime Was Years in the Making. 7 February 2012. The New York Times.