Steve Thonn
{{short description|American football coach}}
{{redirect|Thonn|the taxonomic author abbreviation Thonn.|Peter Thonning}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Steve Thonn
|current_team=
|position=Wide receiver / defensive back
|height_ft=5
|height_in=10
|weight_lbs=175
|college=Wheaton College
|undraftedyear=1988
|pastteams=
- Chicago Bruisers ({{AFL Year|1988}})
- Albany Firebirds ({{AFL Year|1990}}–{{AFL Year|1993}})
|pastcoaching=
- Albany Firebirds ({{AFL Year|1994}}) (WR/ST)
- Connecticut Coyotes ({{AFL Year|1995}}) (OC)
- Milwaukee Mustangs ({{AFL Year|1996}}) (OC)
- Houston Thunderbears ({{AFL Year|1998}}–{{AFL Year|2001}})
- Georgia Force ({{AFL Year|2004}}–{{AFL Year|2007}}) (OC)
- Grand Rapids Rampage ({{AFL Year|2008}})
- Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2010}}–{{AFL Year|2016}})
- Washington Valor ({{AFL Year|2017}}) (OC)
|highlights=
- Marcum-Moss Head Coach of the Year ({{AFL Year|2014}})
|aflstatlabel1=Receptions
|aflstatvalue1=66
|aflstatlabel2=Yards
|aflstatvalue2=682
|aflstatlabel3=Touchdowns
|aflstatvalue3=11
|aflstatlabel4=Tackles
|aflstatvalue4=43
|aflstatlabel5=Interceptions
|aflstatvalue5=6
|afl=1598
|coachregrecord = 85–109 ({{winpct|85|109}})
|coachplayoffrecord = 5–5 ({{winpct|5|5}})
|coachrecord = 90–114 ({{winpct|90|114}})
}}
Steve Thonn (pronounced TUN) is an American football coach. He was previously 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.
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1988/07/31/drive-downs-bruisers-for-arena-bowl-title/ |title=Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title |author=Andrew Bagnato |date=July 31, 1988 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |work=www.chicagotribune.com |access-date=July 29, 2013}}
=Albany Firebirds=
Thonn played the 1990 through 1993 seasons with the Albany Firebirds.
=Stats=
| class="wikitable" |
| 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/dman/index.ssf/2009/12/post_2.html |title=Steve Thonn named Cleveland Gladiators coach |author=Dennis Manoloff |date=December 23, 2009 |publisher=Cleveland Live LLC. |work=www.cleveland.com |accessdate=July 29, 2013}} His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2016 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/news/?page=pressrel&article=13438 | title=Gladiators name Ron Selesky Head Coach | publisher=arenafan.com | date=December 20, 2016 | accessdate=December 20, 2016}}
=Head coaching record=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|Year | colspan="4"|Regular season | colspan="4"|Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result |
| style="background:#fdd;"
!HOU||{{afly|1998}} ||8||6||{{Winning percentage|8|6}}|| 1st in AC Central || 0 || 1 || .000 || {{small|Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Quarterfinals}} | |||||||
| HOU||{{afly|1999}}
||4||10||{{Winning percentage|4|10}}|| 4th in AC Central || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| HOU||{{afly|2000}}
||3||11||{{Winning percentage|3|11}}|| 4th in AC Central || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| HOU||{{afly|2001}}
||3||11||{{Winning percentage|3|11}}|| 4th in AC Western || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| colspan="2"|HOU total||18||38||{{Winning percentage|18|38}}||–||–||–||–|| | |||||||
| style="background:#fdd;"
!GR||{{afly|2008}} ||6||10||{{Winning percentage|6|10}}|| 3rd in AC Central || 2 || 1 || {{Winning percentage|2|1}} || {{small|Lost to San Jose SaberCats in Conference Championship}} | |||||||
| CLE||{{afly|2010}}
||7||9||{{Winning percentage|7|9}}|| 3rd in NC Midwest || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| style="background:#fdd;"
!CLE||{{afly|2011}} ||10||8||{{Winning percentage|10|8}}|| 1st in AC East || 0 || 1 || .500 || {{small|Lost to Georgia Force in Conference Semifinals}} | |||||||
| CLE||{{afly|2012}}
||8||10||{{Winning percentage|8|10}}|| 2nd in AC East || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| CLE||{{afly|2013}}
||4||14||{{Winning percentage|4|14}}|| 2nd in AC East || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| style="background:#fdd;"
!CLE||{{afly|2014}} ||17||1||{{Winning percentage|17|1}}|| 1st in AC East || 2 || 1 || {{Winning percentage|2|1}} || {{small|Lost to Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI}} | |||||||
| style="background:#fdd;"
!CLE||{{afly|2015}} ||8||10||{{Winning percentage|8|10}}|| 2nd in AC East || 0 || 1 || .500 || {{small|Lost to Philadelphia Soul in Conference Semifinals}} | |||||||
| style="background:#fdd;"
!CLE||{{afly|2016}} ||7||9||{{Winning percentage|7|9}}|| 3rd in NC || 1 || 1|| {{Winning percentage|1|1}} || {{small|Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Conference Championship}} | |||||||
| colspan="2"|CLE total||61||61||{{Winning percentage|61|61}}||||3||4||{{Winning percentage|3|4}}||– | |||||||
| colspan="2"|Total{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=46 |title=Steve Thonn Coaching Record |publisher=ArenaFan.com |accessdate=July 7, 2014}}||85||109||{{Winning percentage|85|109}}||||5||5||{{Winning percentage|5|5}}|| |
References
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External links
- [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=1598 arenafan.com player page]
- [http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=46 arenafan.com coach page]
- [http://www.cleveland.com/dman/index.ssf/2009/12/post_1.html]
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