Stacey Hairston (born August 16, 1967) is an American former gridiron football coach and player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio, in 2017. Hairston was head football coach at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio from 2013 until 2016.[1] He served as the interim head coach at Ohio Northern University for one season, in 2003.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1967 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ohio Northern University |
| Playing career | |
| 1989 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1990–1992 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 1993 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1993–1995 | Cleveland Browns |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–2002 | Ohio Northern (DB/ST) |
| 2003 | Ohio Northern (interim HC) |
| 2004–2007 | Ohio Northern (DC/ST) |
| 2009–2010 | Edmonton Eskimos (DB) |
| 2012 | Bluefield (DC) |
| 2013–2016 | Wilmington (OH) |
| 2017 | Urbana (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–45 |
College career
editHairston played college football and was on the diving team at Ohio Northern University.[1]
Professional career
editDallas Cowboys
editHairston was with the Dallas Cowboys for the 1989 season.[1]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
editFrom 1990 to 1992 Hairston played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1]
Seattle Seahawks
editHairston spent a brief period of time with the Seattle Seahawks in 1993, but was waived.[2]
Cleveland Browns
editHairston played for the Cleveland Browns for the 1993 season and 1994 season (Hairston was on the injured reserve for the 1995 season).[2]
Coaching career
editFor the vast majority of his career Hairston was a coach at Ohio Northern University culminating as being named interim head coach in 2003. Hairston has also been on the coaching staff of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football league and of Bluefield College. Hairston was also the women's golf coach at Ohio Northern and is a six handicap as a player.[2]
Wilmington
editHairston became the coach at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio for the 2013 season, which plays in the Ohio Athletic Conference (the same conference as Ohio Northern).[1] In his first two seasons, the Quakers compiled a record of 0–20. Hairston's first victory as head coach of Wilmington came in first game of the 2015 season, a 14–10 win over non-conference opponent Bluffton. His teams lost every game remaining that year and were winless the following season, in 2016. Hairston resigned from his post at Wilmington on November 18, 2016, having collected record of 1–39 over four seasons with no wins in conference play.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2003) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Ohio Northern | 4–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| Ohio Northern: | 4–6 | 4–5 | |||||||
| Wilmington Quakers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (2013–2016) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Wilmington | 0–10 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2014 | Wilmington | 0–10 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2015 | Wilmington | 1–9 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | Wilmington | 0–10 | 0–9 | 10th | |||||
| Wilmington: | 1–39 | 0–36 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–45 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Former NFL player, D-III head coach takes Wilmington job". D3football. December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c Leader, The (June 9, 2008). "Hairston helping out old friend". Canada.com. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
External links
edit- Urbana profile
- Wilmington profile
- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference