Missick Rounds out Coaching Staff
January 19, 2011 - Canadian Football League (CFL)
Calgary Stampeders News Release
Calgary Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel is pleased to announce the hiring of Tony Missick as defensive backs coach, a move which completes the club's coaching staff for the 2011 Canadian Football League season.
"Tony was a guest coach with us during training camp last year and was a great help to our staff," said Hufnagel. "I really liked his communication skills and football knowledge and I'm confident he will do a great job in this position."
Missick spent nine seasons coaching in the Arena Football League â" as a head coach in Cincinnati and Norfolk and as a defensive coordinator with Richmond, Norfolk, Columbus, Cape Fear, Everett and Austin. Missick was most recently the assistant head coach and linebackers coach at Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Va.
"I'm looking forward to working with a first-class organization like the Calgary Stampeders," said Missick. "I was up here last year as a guest coach and from what I experienced, this is an extremely tight-knit staff and I can't wait to begin contributing to the group and learning from two of the best in John Hufnagel and defensive coordinator Chris Jones."
Prior to coaching, Missick played collegiate football at the University of Kentucky. He then played one season with the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles and five seasons in the Arena Football League.
The rest of Calgary's coaching staff includes Chris Jones (defensive coordinator and assistant director of player personnel/football operations), Dave Dickenson (offensive coordinator), Mark Kilam (special teams coordinator), Cornell Brown (defensive line), Kris Sweet (offensive line), Pete Costanza (receivers), Mike Gibson (running backs) and Brent Monson (linebackers/strength and conditioning).
"I'm excited we were able to retain most of our staff from last season," said Hufnagel. "We continue to have an excellent combination of youth and experience and everyone is determined to make this organization as successful as possible."
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