Chad DeGrenier (born January 13, 1973) is a former

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who played three seasons in the

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(AFL) with the

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and

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. He first enrolled at

Grossmont College Grossmont College is a public community college in El Cajon, California. Its name originated with the silent film actor and producer William J. Gross, who was enticed by Ed Fletcher to invest the purchase of land, part of which was called Grossm ...

before transferring to

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and lastly

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. His father, Jack DeGrenier, played in the

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College career

DeGrenier played his first two seasons of college football for the Grossmont Griffins of

. He transferred to play football for the

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from 1993 to 1994. He then transferred to play for the

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in 1995, throwing for 2,348 yards and fifteen touchdowns. DeGrenier graduated from Washington State University in 1996 with a B.S. in

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Professional career

DeGrenier was a member of the

of the AFL from 1998 to 2002. He signed with the AFL's

on November 9, 2002. He was released by the Cobras on February 25, 2003.

Coaching career

DeGrenier was head coach of the Cactus Shadows High School Falcons of

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from 2004 to 2010. He coached the Falcons to a 15–0 record in 2006, going down in Arizona history as the first team to win 15 games and go undefeated while winning the state championship. He was the 2006 Arizona Republic Coach of the Year, 2006 Max Preps National Coach of the Year and the 2006

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Coach of the Year. DeGrenier was the Scottsdale Republic 2009 Coach of the Year and the 2010 Arizona Cardinals Coach of the Week. DeGrenier was head coach and general manager of the

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of the

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in 2009. The Thunder finished with an 11–3 regular season record. He became head coach of the Mountain View High School Toros of

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in 2011. The Toros finished with records of 4-6 in 2011, 7-4 in 2012, 6-5 in 2013, 3-7 in 2014 and 3-8 in 2015. He resigned in November 2015. In January 2016, DeGrenier was named the head coach at Mesquite High School in

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