Bart James Tanski (born January 7, 1990) is a former

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player and current

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coach. He is the special teams coordinator and

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coach for

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, positions he has held since 2023. He played

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for the

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. He is from

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and was the 2007 Ohio Mr. Football Award winner.

Playing career

High school

Bart was the quarterback at

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, where he led his team to two

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Division I state title games in 2006 and 2007. Bart won the Mr. Football Award in 2007; given to the best high school football player in the state of Ohio—Mentor High's first as well.

College

Despite being named Ohio's Mr. Football, Bart struggled to earn an

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Division I

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for football. He ultimately walked on the team at

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. For his senior season in

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Tanski was named team captain for Bowling Green.

Coaching career

Tanski became an assistant coach for the

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team after being a graduate assistant for the

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. Tanski now serves as cornerbacks coach for

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanski, Bart 1990 births Living people American football wide receivers Bowling Green Falcons football players Findlay Oilers football coaches Mentor High School alumni Robert Morris Colonials football coaches Syracuse Orange football coaches Coaches of American football from Ohio Sportspeople from Mentor, Ohio Players of American football from Lake County, Ohio