Steve Thonn

Steve Thonn (pronounced TUN) is an American football coach. He was previously was a head coach in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage and Cleveland Gladiators. Thonn is also a former AFL player. He played WR/DB for the Chicago Bruisers (1988) and the Albany Firebirds (1990–1993). He was the offensive coordinator of the Georgia Force from 2004 to 2007 before being hired as the Rampage head coach.

Steve Thonn
Position:Wide receiver / Defensive back
Personal information
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College:Wheaton College
Undrafted:1988
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:66
Yards:682
Touchdowns:11
Tackles:43
Interceptions:6
Head coaching record
Regular season:85–109 (.438)
Postseason:5–5 (.500)
Career:90–114 (.441)
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

College years

Thonn attended Wheaton College and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was named as a Division III All-America selection as a senior.

Playing career

Chicago Bruisers

Thonn played with the Chicago Bruisers of the Arena Football League in 1988, after going undrafted. Thonn played both wide receiver and defensive back in the ironman league. Thonn's play helped the Bruisers reach ArenaBowl II, where they lost to the Detroit Drive.[1]

Albany Firebirds

Thonn played the 1990 through 1993 seasons with the Albany Firebirds.

Stats
Year Team Rec Yards TD
1988 Chicago 21 209 2
1990 Albany 14 138 2
1991 Albany 6 113 3
1992 Albany 1 4 0
1993 Albany 24 218 4
Career 66 682 11

Coaching career

Cleveland Gladiators

Thonn was hired by the Cleveland Gladiators on December 22, 2009 as their new head coach in time for the franchise to restart in the resurrected Arena Football League.[2] His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2016 season.[3]

Head coaching record
TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
HOU1998 86.5711st in AC Central01.000Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Quarterfinals
HOU1999 410.2864th in AC Central––––
HOU2000 311.2144th in AC Central––––
HOU2001 311.2144th in AC Western––––
HOU total1838.321––––
GR2008 610.3753rd in AC Central21.667Lost to San Jose SaberCats in Conference Championship
CLE2010 79.4383rd in NC Midwest––––
CLE2011 108.5561st in AC East01.500Lost to Georgia Force in Conference Semifinals
CLE2012 810.4442nd in AC East––––
CLE2013 414.2222nd in AC East––––
CLE2014 171.9441st in AC East21.667Lost to Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI
CLE2015 810.4442nd in AC East01.500Lost to Philadelphia Soul in Conference Semifinals
CLE2016 79.4383rd in NC11.500Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Conference Championship
CLE total6161.50034.429–
Total[4]85109.43855.500

References
  1. Andrew Bagnato (July 31, 1988). "Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  2. Dennis Manoloff (December 23, 2009). "Steve Thonn named Cleveland Gladiators coach". www.cleveland.com. Cleveland Live LLC. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  3. "Gladiators name Ron Selesky Head Coach". arenafan.com. December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  4. "Steve Thonn Coaching Record". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.


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