Chris Siegfried is an American football coach and administrator who is currently a free agent.[1] He was previously the offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Sharks (2010) and Kansas City Brigade (2007),[2][3] teams in the Arena Football League, the head coach of the Spokane Shock (2006), the South Georgia Wildcats (2005), and the West Texas Desert Hawks (2024), and the Cape Fear Wildcats (2002–2004) and Arkansas Twisters of the af2. While at Spokane, he led the first-year expansion team to a 14–2 regular season record and the ArenaCup Championship.[3]
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| College: | Millersville |
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| Regular season: | 90–59 (.604) |
Biography
editOn September 15, 2010,[4] he was named the first head coach of the expansion Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League. He led the Power to a 9–9 inaugural season, and after a 2–8 start in 2012 he was fired.
On June 30, 2016, Siegfried was named the first director of football operations for the new National Arena League. In October 2017, he was named the commissioner of the NAL for its second season.[3]
In 2024, Siegfried left the NAL and joined the West Texas Warbirds, who rebranded as the West Texas Desert Hawks for legal reasons, as their head coach. The Desert Hawks were among three teams who moved from the NAL to a revival of the Arena Football League for the 2024 season. Siegfried was fired from his coaching position June 9 without any public announcement, nine days before the Desert Hawks themselves quietly suspended operations.[5]
References
edit- ^ Seaton, Philip (January 23, 2009). "Arkansas Twisters' Roster Starting to Take Shape in Preparation for Upcoming Season". Arkansas Sports 360. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Brigade retools with three new coaches for 2007 campaign". ArenaFan. September 20, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "CHRIS SIEGFRIED ANNOUNCED AS NAL COMMISSIONER John Gregory Steps Down Following Successful 2017 Season". National Arena League. October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Arena Football in Pittsburgh timeline".
- ^ Carter, Anthony (2024-06-18). "REPORT: West Texas Desert Hawks suspend operations". Arena Insider. Retrieved 2024-06-18.