Steve Thonn
Encyclopedia
Steve Thonn is the head coach
for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League
. Steve is also a former Arena Football League
player and the former head coach
of the AFL team Grand Rapids Rampage
. As a player he played WR
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for the Chicago Bruisers
(1988) and the Albany Firebirds (1990–1993). He was the Offensive Coordinator
of the Georgia Force
from 2004-2007 before being hired as the Rampage Head Coach. He was also the Head Coach of the Houston Thunderbears
from 1998-2001.
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.
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
. Steve is also a former Arena Football League
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League is the highest level of professional indoor American football in the United States. It is currently the second longest running professional football league in the United States, after the National Football League. It was founded in 1987 by Jim Foster...
player and the former head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
of the AFL team Grand Rapids Rampage
Grand Rapids Rampage
The Grand Rapids Rampage was an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team. They were coached by Steve Thonn.-History:...
. As a player he played WR
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
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Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
for the Chicago Bruisers
Chicago Bruisers
The Chicago Bruisers were a charter member of the Arena Football League, playing in the four-team "demonstration season" of 1987. They played their home games in the former Rosemont Horizon, now the Allstate Arena, home of the Chicago Rush.-History:...
(1988) and the Albany Firebirds (1990–1993). He was the Offensive Coordinator
Offensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
of the Georgia Force
Georgia Force
The Georgia Force are an Arena Football League team based in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States that plays in the South Division of the American Conference. The team is owned by Doug MacGregor and Donn Jennings...
from 2004-2007 before being hired as the Rampage Head Coach. He was also the Head Coach of the Houston Thunderbears
Houston Thunderbears
The Houston ThunderBears were a team in the Arena Football League that operated from 1996-2001. The team was based in Houston, Texas. Home games were played at the Compaq Center. The team was known as the Texas Terror their first two years in existence before changing the name to the Thunderbears...
from 1998-2001.
College years
Thonn attended Wheaton CollegeWheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
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
| 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 |