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 career 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.
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. His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2016 season.
Head coaching record Team Year Regular season PostseasonWonLostWin %Finish Won Lost Win % ResultHOU86 1st in AC Central 0 1 .000 HOU410 4th in AC Central – – – –HOU311 4th in AC Central – – – –HOU311 4th in AC Western – – – –HOU total1838––––GR610 3rd in AC Central 2 1 CLE79 3rd in NC Midwest – – – –CLE108 1st in AC East 0 1 .500 CLE810 2nd in AC East – – – –CLE414 2nd in AC East – – – –CLE171 1st in AC East 2 1 CLE810 2nd in AC East 0 1 .500 CLE79 3rd in NC 1 1 CLE total616134–Total8510955
References
External links arenafan.com player page arenafan.com coach page