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Fire Announces Staff Changes

September 21, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Louisville Fire News Release


The Louisville Fire arenafootball2 team announced today the hiring of two new members to the Fire's front office staff. Mike McCoy has been named the team's General Manager and Chris West has been named Assistant General Manager and Director of Corporate Sales.

McCoy was recently the General Manager of the af2's Wichita Stealth. He served in that capacity since the Stealth's inception in 2000. McCoy will oversee the daily operations for the Fire from football to sales. In the four seasons McCoy was at the helm of the Stealth, the team made the af2 playoffs twice. McCoy brings 25 years of experience in coaching, fundraising, marketing and athletic administration to the Fire. McCoy also played football at Southwestern College in Kansas and was the wide receivers coach at Kansas State during the 1987 and 1988 seasons.

West, a member of the University of Louisville's 1986 NCAA National Championship basketball team, joins the Fire after spending a little over a year in the mortgage business at First Residential Mortgage in Louisville and nine years with the Boy Scouts of America in Louisville. West will head up the Fire's corporate sales effort, establishing partnerships with corporate leaders in the Louisville area. West is a graduate of duPont Manual High School where he was All-State in football and basketball. West and his wife Robin reside in Louisville with their daughter Shelby and son Chris Jr.

Fire season tickets for the 2005 season are on sale now, starting at just $49. For more information on Fire tickets call (502) 368-0009.

Chris West Bio:

Title: Assistant General Manager/ Director of Corporate Sales

Louisville Native

1982 graduate of duPont Manual

First team all-state football and basketball

Named to duPont Manual Hall of Fame in 2000

1987 Graduate of the University of Louisville

Member of 1986 NCAA National Championship team

Worked with the Boy Scouts of America for nine years

Worked at First Residential Mortgage for just over a year

Wife Robin, daughter Shelby and son Chris Jr.

Mike McCoy Bio:

Title: General Manager

2000-2004 General manager of Wichita Stealth of arenafootball2 league

Stealth made playoffs 2 of 4 years

1999-2000 Wichita Warlords of the Indoor Football League, team later became the Stealth. Assistant Head Coach.

1987-1988 Kansas State University Wide Receivers coach; on campus recruiting coordinator.

25 years of coaching, teaching, fund raising, marketing, and athletic administration experience at the high school, college and professional level.

1974 Graduate of Southwestern College (Winfield, KS) Degree: Bachelor of Science Health & Physical Education, Psychology

1978 Master of Science Education: Health, Physical Education & Recreation University of Kansas

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