Doug Kay
.jpg) Kay in 2017 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chicago, Iillinois |
| Alma mater |
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| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| ?–1959 | Western Illinois |
| Baseball | |
| ?–? | Western Illinois |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back, tight end, punter |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960 | Western Illinois (QB/WR) |
| 1961–1966 | Deerfield (IL) HS |
| 1967–1969 | Indiana State (DC) |
| 1971–1975 | Olivet |
| 1976 | San Jose State (OC) |
| 1977–1979 | UCLA (DL/LB) |
| 1980–1982 | Hawaii (AHC/DC) |
| 1991 | Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks (DC) |
| 1993 | Tampa Bay Storm (DC) |
| 1995 | Charlotte Rage |
| 1997 | Arizona Rattlers (Assistant) |
| 2000–2001 | Carolina Cobras |
| 2002 | Tampa Bay Storm (Asst) |
| 2006–2008 | Columbus Destroyers |
| 2013–2014 | Tampa Bay Storm (AHC) |
| 2017–present | Tampa Bay Storm (AHC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–20–1 (college) 36–55 (AFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MIAA (1974) 2 ArenaBowl (1993, 1997) | |
| Awards | |
| 1974 Olivet Football Team Inducted into Olivet College Athletic Hall of Fame (2016) | |
Doug Kay is currently the assistant head coach for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He has more than 40 years of football experience, including 12 seasons in the AFL. He was the head coach of the Charlotte Rage, Carolina Cobras and Columbus Destroyers. He was also the head coach at Olivet College.
College career
Kay played college football under the tutelage of Lou Saban as a quarterback, defensive back, tight end and punter at Western Illinois University. He also played baseball at Western Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree in physical education from Western Illinois in 1961.
Coaching career
Kay's coaching career began in 1960 at his alma mater, Western Illinois University, as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. In 1961, Kay took over at Deerfield (Ill.) High School and coached there through the 1966 season.
From 1967–1969 Kay served as the defensive coordinator at Indiana State University. Kay was then named the head coach of Olivet (Mich.) College in 1970. He spent the next six seasons with Olivet before taking over as the offensive coordinator at San José State University in 1976.
Kay moved to UCLA in 1977 where he was an assistant coach, working mainly with the linebackers and defensive line. In 1980, he took over at the University of Hawaii as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for three seasons. Kay spent four seasons in the United States Football League with the Boston/New Orleans Breakers and Tampa Bay Bandits.
His AFL experience began in 1993 as defensive coordinator of the ArenaBowl VII champion Tampa Bay Storm. Four years later, Kay was once again defensive coordinator of a championship team, helping the Arizona Rattlers capture ArenaBowl XI in 1997.
Kay was head coach of the Charlotte Rage in 1995 and returned to Charlotte as the head coach of the Carolina Cobras in 2000 and 2001. In 2001, Kay led the Cobras to their first non-losing season in their five-year franchise at a 7–7 record. He was head coach of the Columbus Destroyers from 2006 to 2008. In 2006, Kay led the Destroyers to their first non-losing season in the eight-year history of the franchise with an 8–8 record, setting franchise records for most wins and most road wins. He also tied a franchise record for most home wins with four. In 2007, he won three playoff games and led the Destroyers to an appearance in ArenaBowl XXI.
Personal life
A native of Chicago, Kay served in the U.S. Army for two years between 1954 and 1956. He earned a master's degree in physical education at Indiana State in 1966. He and his wife Dawn have two children, Kimber and Bart.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet Comets (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1971–1975) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Olivet | 3–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Olivet | 3–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Olivet | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1974 | Olivet | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1975 | Olivet | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Olivet: | 23–20–1 | 14–10–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–20–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
AFL
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| CHA | 1995 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2nd in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CAR | 2000 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 5th in NC South | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CAR | 2001 | 7 | 6 | .538 | Resigned | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| CAR total | 10 | 17 | .370 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
| COL | 2006 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4th in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| COL | 2007 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3rd in NC East | 3 | 1 | .750 | Lost to San Jose SaberCats in ArenaBowl XXI |
| COL | 2008 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 5th in NC East | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| COL total | 18 | 30 | .375 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |||
| Total[1] | 33 | 54 | .379 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |||
References
- ^ "Doug Kay Coaching Record". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
External links
- Living people
- American football defensive backs
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- Arizona Rattlers coaches
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- San Jose State Spartans football coaches
- UCLA Bruins football coaches
- Western Illinois Leathernecks football coaches
- Western Illinois Leathernecks football players
- Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball players
- NFL Europe (WLAF) coaches
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Indiana State University alumni
- United States Army soldiers
- Sportspeople from Chicago
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- Tampa Bay Storm coaches
- United States Football League coaches