Mike Dailey is a former
American football coach. He served as the head football coach at
McDaniel College from 2016 to 2018, compiling a record of 9–21. Dailey was a head coach in the
Arena Football League for the
Albany Firebirds
The Indiana Firebirds were a team in the Arena Football League. The team was based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Home games were played at the Conseco Fieldhouse, also the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and Indiana ...
and the
Colorado Crush. During his time in the Arena Football League, he won two
ArenaBowls and was named
AFL Coach of the Year in 1999. He is fifth all time in wins with a career record of 115–84, including an 11–8 mark in the postseason. Under his leadership, the Firebirds won
ArenaBowl XIII in 1999, defeating the
Orlando Predators led by
Jay Gruden, former head coach of the
Washington Redskins. In 2005 the Crush, then owned by
John Elway
John Albert Elway Jr. (born June 28, 1960) is an American professional football executive and former quarterback who is the president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
Elway played college f ...
, won the
ArenaBowl XIX. Dailey's 1999 Albany Firebirds team was voted the greatest team in AFL history, while his 2005 Colorado Crush was voted fifth. He was inducted into the
Arena Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
Head coaching record
College
References
External links
McDaniel profileMike Dailey at ArenaFan Online
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Colorado Crush coaches
Indiana Firebirds coaches
McDaniel Green Terror football coaches
Washington Commandos coaches
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