1962 Staff Changes

1962 Staff Changes 

Long Island Raiders
After back-to-back West Division Final exits and then a horrid 4-8 season, GM/Owner Wayne Tillman decided to fire both Head Coach Jimmy Sargent and Defensive Coordinator Arnold Baker. The move was probably the most obvious one coming following last season. There had been constant criticisms of how the team was just not able to get things working over the last couple of seasons, especially with Lyle Painter. Offensive Coordinator Levi Bray was hired last offseason and seemed to get a little more out of the former 1st overall pick, which is why he remains with the team.  

Replacing Sargent will be Louisville Thunder Offensive Coordinator Kerry Holder. Holder helped QB Leonidas Dumont to his best season last year with the Thunder and has been a long-time friend of Thunder HC Emil Riddle. Tillman hopes that Holder will help kick start the offence and turn the Raiders into a more balanced team next season. They would also bring on U of Central Pennsylvania DC Kenneth Chaney as the new Defensive Coordinator.  

Indiana Victors
It was finally time for the Victors to start fresh with HC Maurice Evanson, OC Paul McMahon, and DC Steve Pollard all being let go by 2nd year GM Everett Henderson. They wouldn’t take long to find a replacement, bringing in the former Raiders’ HC Jimmy Sargent. While Sargent has struggled recently, he still has won a McCallister Cup and is a great motivator, which might be perfect for the Victors trying to get out of the basement. They would bring in former Raider DC Arnold Baker as well as the new DC, and then they would grab Jack Dorsey, a QBs coach from the GLFL’s Cincinnati Centurions, as the OC. Dorsey, a former QB himself is super fascinated by the Hybrid game and is excited about the opportunity. 

Louisville Thunder
With the Raiders picking up OC Kerry Holder, the Thunder would hire former Victors OC Paul McMahon as the new OC. McMahon has been pretty good about developing young offensive players for the Victors and should only help the young offence in Louisville keep moving toward a title. 

Worcester Athletics
Stand-in GM Larry Larson has decided to keep most of the coaching staff around. Only OC Clyde Wall was let go, but that was on Wall’s terms, who is heading for an ACFL opportunity with the potential Boston team. Larson would hire Kent Winters, a former Gold Stars and Rouge OC, as the new Offensive Coordinator for this season.  

Boston Independents
With GM George Hanson retiring, the team would need their first new GM since joining the NAAF. Owner Benjamin Harris wants to maintain some consistency, so he promoted Assistant GM Earnest Bryan into the role. Bryan has been hoping for an opportunity for a couple of seasons and is ready to take control of the team this year.  

Buffalo Blue Wings
The one most shocking departure came out of Buffalo. GM Dwight Gilbert stepped down from his role in order to return to Rochester and manage the team he had before joining the Blue Wings a few years ago. The decision came out of nowhere from the team, but after the matter, it seemed to make a lot of sense. The team would go looking for a new GM and would find an interesting hire in GM Reginald McMahon out of Toronto. McMahon has slowly been following the NAAF while working his way up in the Toronto area and was putting his name out there. Buffalo bit and decided that the passionate manager might be what Buffalo needs in the next step of their rebuild.