Steve Thonn (pronounced TUN) is an American football coach. He was previously a head coach in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage and Cleveland Gladiators. Thonn is also a former AFL player. He played WR/DB for the Chicago Bruisers (1988) and the Albany Firebirds (1990–1993). He was the offensive coordinator of the Georgia Force from 2004 to 2007 before being hired as the Rampage head coach.
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| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | Wheaton College | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver / defensive back | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1988 | ||||||||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||
| Regular season: | 85–109 (.438) | ||||||||||||
| Postseason: | 5–5 (.500) | ||||||||||||
| Career: | 90–114 (.441) | ||||||||||||
College years
editThonn attended Wheaton College and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was named as a Division III All-America selection as a senior.
Playing career
editChicago Bruisers
editThonn played with the Chicago Bruisers of the Arena Football League in 1988, after going undrafted. Thonn played both wide receiver and defensive back in the ironman league. Thonn's play helped the Bruisers reach ArenaBowl II, where they lost to the Detroit Drive.[1]
Albany Firebirds
editThonn played the 1990 through 1993 seasons with the Albany Firebirds.
Stats
edit| Year | Team | Rec | Yards | TD |
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| 1988 | Chicago | 21 | 209 | 2 |
| 1990 | Albany | 14 | 138 | 2 |
| 1991 | Albany | 6 | 113 | 3 |
| 1992 | Albany | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | Albany | 24 | 218 | 4 |
| Career | 66 | 682 | 11 |
Coaching career
editCleveland Gladiators
editThonn was hired by the Cleveland Gladiators on December 22, 2009, as their new head coach in time for the franchise to restart in the resurrected Arena Football League.[2] His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2016 season.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| HOU | 1998 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1st in AC Central | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Quarterfinals |
| HOU | 1999 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 4th in AC Central | – | – | – | – |
| HOU | 2000 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4th in AC Central | – | – | – | – |
| HOU | 2001 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4th in AC Western | – | – | – | – |
| HOU total | 18 | 38 | .321 | – | – | – | – | ||
| GR | 2008 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3rd in AC Central | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to San Jose SaberCats in Conference Championship |
| CLE | 2010 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3rd in NC Midwest | – | – | – | – |
| CLE | 2011 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1st in AC East | 0 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Georgia Force in Conference Semifinals |
| CLE | 2012 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2nd in AC East | – | – | – | – |
| CLE | 2013 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 2nd in AC East | – | – | – | – |
| CLE | 2014 | 17 | 1 | .944 | 1st in AC East | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI |
| CLE | 2015 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2nd in AC East | 0 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Philadelphia Soul in Conference Semifinals |
| CLE | 2016 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3rd in NC | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Conference Championship |
| CLE total | 61 | 61 | .500 | 3 | 4 | .429 | – | ||
| Total[4] | 85 | 109 | .438 | 5 | 5 | .500 | |||
References
edit- ^ Andrew Bagnato (July 31, 1988). "Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ Dennis Manoloff (December 23, 2009). "Steve Thonn named Cleveland Gladiators coach". www.cleveland.com. Cleveland Live LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ "Gladiators name Ron Selesky Head Coach". arenafan.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Steve Thonn Coaching Record". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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