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{{short description|American football coach}}
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* [[Albany Firebirds]] ({{AFL Year|1990}}–{{AFL Year|1993}})
* [[Albany Firebirds]] ({{AFL Year|1990}}–{{AFL Year|1993}})
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* [[Albany Firebirds]] (WR/ST) ({{AFL Year|1994}})
* [[Albany Firebirds]] ({{AFL Year|1994}}) (WR/ST)
* [[Connecticut Coyotes]] (OC) ({{AFL Year|1995}})
* [[Connecticut Coyotes]] ({{AFL Year|1995}}) (OC)
* [[Milwaukee Mustangs (1994-2001)|Milwaukee Mustangs]] (OC) ({{AFL Year|1996}})
* [[Milwaukee Mustangs (1994-2001)|Milwaukee Mustangs]] ({{AFL Year|1996}}) (OC)
* [[Houston Thunderbears]] ({{AFL Year|1998}}–{{AFL Year|2001}})
* [[Houston Thunderbears]] ({{AFL Year|1998}}–{{AFL Year|2001}})
* [[Georgia Force]] (OC) ({{AFL Year|2004}}–{{AFL Year|2007}})
* [[Georgia Force]] ({{AFL Year|2004}}–{{AFL Year|2007}}) (OC)
* [[Grand Rapids Rampage]] ({{AFL Year|2008}})
* [[Grand Rapids Rampage]] ({{AFL Year|2008}})
* [[Cleveland Gladiators]] ({{AFL Year|2010}}–{{AFL Year|2016}})
* [[Cleveland Gladiators]] ({{AFL Year|2010}}–{{AFL Year|2016}})
* [[Washington Valor]] ({{AFL Year|2017}}) (OC)
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* [[Arena Football League Coach of the Year Award|Marcum-Moss Head Coach of the Year]] ({{AFL Year|2014}})
* [[Arena Football League Coach of the Year Award|Marcum-Moss Head Coach of the Year]] ({{AFL Year|2014}})
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'''Steve Thonn''' (pronounced TUN) is the former [[head coach]] of the [[Cleveland Gladiators]] of the [[Arena Football League]] (AFL). 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 [[Wide Receiver|WR]]/[[Defensive Back|DB]] for the [[Chicago Bruisers]] (1988) and the [[Indiana Firebirds|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.
'''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 [[Wide receiver|WR]]/[[Defensive back|DB]] for the [[Chicago Bruisers]] (1988) and the [[Indiana Firebirds|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==
==College years==
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===Chicago Bruisers===
===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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-07-31/sports/8801190614_1_bruisers-rich-ingold-detroit-drive |title=Drive Downs Bruisers For Arena Bowl Title |author=Andrew Bagnato |date=July 31, 1988 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |work=www.chicagotribune.com |accessdate=July 29, 2013}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>


===Albany Firebirds===
===Albany Firebirds===
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===Cleveland Gladiators===
===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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2016 season.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2016 season.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


===Coaching record===
===Head coaching record===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="4"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Post Season
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="4"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|- ! style="background:#fdd;"
|-
![[1998 Houston Thunderbears season|HOU]]||{{afly|1998}}
![[1998 Houston Thunderbears season|HOU]]||{{afly|1998}}
||8||6||{{Winning percentage|8|6}}|| 1st in AC Central || 0 || 1 || .000 || Lost to [[Arizona Rattlers]] in Quarterfinals
||8||6||{{Winning percentage|8|6}}|| '''1st in AC Central''' || 0 || 1 || .000 || {{small|'''Lost to [[Arizona Rattlers]] in Quarterfinals'''}}
|-
|-
![[1999 Houston Thunderbears season|HOU]]||{{afly|1999}}
![[1999 Houston Thunderbears season|HOU]]||{{afly|1999}}
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||3||11||{{Winning percentage|3|11}}|| 4th in AC Western || – || – || – || –
||3||11||{{Winning percentage|3|11}}|| 4th in AC Western || – || – || – || –
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|HOU Total||18||38||{{Winning percentage|18|38}}||–||–||–||–||
! colspan="2"|HOU total||18||38||{{Winning percentage|18|38}}||–||–||–||–||
|- ! style="background:#fdd;"
|-
![[2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season|GR]]||{{afly|2008}}
![[2008 Grand Rapids Rampage season|GR]]||{{afly|2008}}
||6||10||{{Winning percentage|6|10}}|| 3rd in AC Central || 2 || 1 || {{Winning percentage|2|1}} || Lost to [[San Jose SaberCats]] in Conference Championship
||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'''}}
|-
! colspan="2"|GR Total||6||10||{{Winning percentage|6|10}}||–||2||1||{{Winning percentage|2|1}}||
|-
|-
![[2010 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2010}}
![[2010 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2010}}
||7||9||{{Winning percentage|7|9}}|| 3rd in NC Midwest || – || – || – || –
||7||9||{{Winning percentage|7|9}}|| 3rd in NC Midwest || – || – || – || –
|- ! style="background:#fdd;"
|-
![[2011 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2011}}
![[2011 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2011}}
||10||8||{{Winning percentage|10|8}}|| 1st in AC East || 0 || 1 || .500 || Lost to [[Georgia Force]] in Conference Semifinals
||10||8||{{Winning percentage|10|8}}|| '''1st in AC East''' || 0 || 1 || .500 || {{small|'''Lost to [[Georgia Force]] in Conference Semifinals'''}}
|-
|-
![[2012 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2012}}
![[2012 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2012}}
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![[2013 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2013}}
![[2013 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2013}}
||4||14||{{Winning percentage|4|14}}|| 2nd in AC East || – || – || – || –
||4||14||{{Winning percentage|4|14}}|| 2nd in AC East || – || – || – || –
|- ! style="background:#fdd;"
|-
![[2014 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2014}}
![[2014 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2014}}
||17||1||{{Winning percentage|17|1}}|| 1st in AC East || 2 || 1 || {{Winning percentage|2|1}} || Lost to [[Arizona Rattlers]] in [[ArenaBowl XVI]]
||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;"
|-
![[2015 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2015}}
![[2015 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2015}}
||8||10||{{Winning percentage|8|10}}|| 2nd in AC East || 0 || 1 || .500 || Lost to [[Philadelphia Soul]] in Conference Semifinals
||8||10||{{Winning percentage|8|10}}|| '''2nd in AC East''' || 0 || 1 || .500 || {{small|'''Lost to [[Philadelphia Soul]] in Conference Semifinals'''}}
|- ! style="background:#fdd;"
|-
![[2016 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2016}}
![[2016 Cleveland Gladiators season|CLE]]||{{afly|2016}}
||7||9||{{Winning percentage|7|9}}|| 3rd in NC || 1 || 1|| {{Winning percentage|1|1}} || Lost to [[Arizona Rattlers]] in Conference Championship
||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"|CLE total||61||61||{{Winning percentage|61|61}}||||3||4||{{Winning percentage|3|4}}||–
|-
|-
! colspan="2"|Total<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=46 |title=Steve Thonn Coaching Record |publisher=ArenaFan.com |accessdate=July 7, 2014}}</ref>||85||109||{{Winning percentage|85|109}}||||5||5||{{Winning percentage|5|5}}||
! colspan="2"|Total<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=46 |title=Steve Thonn Coaching Record |publisher=ArenaFan.com |accessdate=July 7, 2014}}</ref>||85||109||{{Winning percentage|85|109}}||||5||5||{{Winning percentage|5|5}}||
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Albany Firebirds players]]
[[Category:Albany Firebirds players]]
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[[Category:Grand Rapids Rampage coaches]]
[[Category:Grand Rapids Rampage coaches]]
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[[Category:Wheaton Thunder football players]]
[[Category:Wheaton Thunder men's basketball players]]
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[[Category:Washington Valor coaches]]
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Latest revision as of 03:50, 11 September 2024

"Thonn" redirects here. For the taxonomic author abbreviation Thonn., see Peter Thonning.

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

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

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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

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Chicago Bruisers

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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

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

Stats

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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

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Cleveland Gladiators

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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

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Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
HOU 1998 8 6 .571 1st in AC Central 0 1 .000 Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Quarterfinals
HOU 1999 4 10 .286 4th in AC Central – – – –
HOU 2000 3 11 .214 4th in AC Central – – – –
HOU 2001 3 11 .214 4th in AC Western – – – –
HOU total 18 38 .321 – – – –
GR 2008 6 10 .375 3rd in AC Central 2 1 .667 Lost to San Jose SaberCats in Conference Championship
CLE 2010 7 9 .438 3rd in NC Midwest – – – –
CLE 2011 10 8 .556 1st in AC East 0 1 .500 Lost to Georgia Force in Conference Semifinals
CLE 2012 8 10 .444 2nd in AC East – – – –
CLE 2013 4 14 .222 2nd in AC East – – – –
CLE 2014 17 1 .944 1st in AC East 2 1 .667 Lost to Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI
CLE 2015 8 10 .444 2nd in AC East 0 1 .500 Lost to Philadelphia Soul in Conference Semifinals
CLE 2016 7 9 .438 3rd in NC 1 1 .500 Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Conference Championship
CLE total 61 61 .500 3 4 .429 –
Total[4] 85 109 .438 5 5 .500

References

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  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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