Thom McDaniels is a retired 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 Warren G. Harding High School is a public high school in Warren, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Warren City School District. Sports teams are called the Raiders, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Associatio ...

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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

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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 ''

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'' 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

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, and

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Personal life

McDaniels is the father of former Raiders head coach

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and Texans assistant quarterbacks coach

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References

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