Steeldogs Set Coaching Staff
Published on February 6, 2006 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Alabama Steeldogs News Release
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Steeldogs' Head Coach Ron Selesky has put the finishing touches on the team's 2006 coaching staff.
Glenn Davis, one of Selesky's former players, will serve as the Steeldogs' defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.
Davis played defensive back at the University of South Florida from 1997 until 2001 and was a part of the team's inaugural season in Division I-A. He recorded the first interception in team history. After being signed and released as a free agent by the New York Jets, Davis decided to take his talents further north, signing with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2002. After a year in Canada, Davis began his arena football tour, starting with the Orlando Predators in 2003, then to the Selesky-led Carolina Cobras in 2004 and finally to the af2's Wilkes-Barre Pioneers in 2005 for a playoff run. This is Davis' first coaching job.
Garrett Hagin will coach the team's wide receivers and special teams, in addition to his front office role as a sales executive.
Hagin was a wide receiver at Wisconsin-Superior from 1980 to 1983 before signing with the Pittsburgh Maulers of the USFL. However, after the league folded, Hagin decided to transfer his talents to the coaching realm. Since 1990, Hagin has migrated through 14 different coaching jobs, with stops everywhere from the high school level to Division I-A college football to the arena game. Most recently, Hagin was the Head Coach of the Bossier City BattleWings in 2003 and the Head Coach of the NIFL's Lakeland (Fla.) Thunderbolts from 2004 to 2005.
Daryl Whitfield returns for his second season with the team in 2006 after serving as the offensive and defensive lines coach in 2005. He will retain that title this season.
Whitfield played on the offensive line at the University of Alabama from 1985 to 1987. Following college, he went into the family restaurant business, running Birmingham's famous Southside Café for 14 years. Recently, he purchased another landmark Magic City eatery, Bogue's Restaurant. Away from his duties with the Steeldogs, Whitfield coaches youth and middle school football and wrestling at Oak Mountain High School.
Coach Selesky will serve as the Steeldogs' offensive coordinator for the 2006 season.
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