Thom McDaniels

American football coach

Thom McDaniels is a former Ohio high school football coach.

## Coaching career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## Personal life[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Thom McDaniels resigns as McKinley head football coach". FridayNightOhio.com. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
2. ^ a b c "Coaching is the family business for new Rutgers assistant Ben McDaniels". NJ.com. 2014-02-13. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
3. ^ "Thom McDaniels '08 - Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame". Waynecountysportshof.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
4. ^ "Thom McDaniels a finalist for NFL award". FridayNightOhio.com. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
5. ^ "Thom McDaniels is finalist for NFL coaching award - News - The Repository - Canton, OH". Cantonrep.com. 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
6. ^ "ESPN.com: NCF - Clarett's pursuit of perfection never rests". A.espncdn.com. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "For Giants' Manningham, the Catch of a Lifetime Was Years in the Making". The New York Times. 7 February 2012.

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USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year winners

* 1982: S. Klonne
* 1983: G. Curry
* 1984: N. Hyder
* 1985: B. Shannon
* 1986: S. McCracken
* 1987: J. McCurry
* 1988: C. Madison
* 1989: C. Kyle
* 1990: T. Reynolds
* 1991: G. Guthrie
* 1992: G. Curry
* 1993: C. Kyle
* 1994: B. Rollinson
* 1995: B. Ladouceur
* 1996: B. Rollinson
* 1997: T. McDaniels
* 1998: B. Ladouceur
* 1999: J. Parchman
* 2000: T. Severino
* 2001: B. Ladouceur
* 2002: B. Ladouceur
* 2003: B. Ladouceur
* 2004: T. Dodge
* 2005: B. Castle
* 2006: J. Curtis
* 2007: T. Harris
* 2008: G. Smith
* 2009: G. Toal
* 2010: L. Pogue
* 2011: B. Beatty
* 2012: J. Curtis
* 2013: A. Fracassa
* 2014: T. Sanchez
* 2015: M. Logan
* 2016: K. Kelley
* 2017: B. Rollinson
* 2018: Trivers
* 2019: Samples

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