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MARK
CRABTREE
Coach Mark Crabtree will begin his seventh season as
Head Football Coach at Dublin Coffman High School, with a record of 50 - 21
in the last 5 years (100 - 40 overall).
In his first year as the Rock’s Head Coach, he and his staff led the
Rocks to the Semi-Finals of the 2001 State Championship. The Rocks have qualified for the playoffs
five of the last six years, and were the Regional Champions in both 2001
and 2003, as well as Regional Runners-Up in 2006. Prior to Dublin Coffman, Coach Crabtree
held the position of Head Football Coach at St. Charles Prep for two
seasons, 1999 and 2000, where he helped lead them to a playoff appearance
in 2000. Coach Crabtree was also the
Head Coach at William
V. Fisher
Catholic High
School from 1995-1998. During the four years
at Fisher Catholic, his teams won three league championships, had three
play-off appearances, and were State Runners-Up in 1998. Prior to being a head coach, Coach
Crabtree was the Defensive Coordinator for St. Francis DeSales High School
for seven seasons. During that time,
the Stallions were State Runners-up in 1990 and Semi-finalists in
1991. Coach Crabtree was named Mid-State
League Coach of the Year in 1995, ‘96, and ‘97; Central District Coaches
Association Coach of the Year in 1995, ‘97, and ‘98; and the AP State of
Ohio Division II Coach of the Year in 2000.
Coach Crabtree has been married to his wife Jennifer since December,
1994. They have 4 children: Evan (11), Luke (7), Kinsey (5), and Dane
(1). The Crabtree’s reside in Dublin and are
members of St. Brigid of Kildare Catholic Church, where they assist with
the Pre-Cana program
CURTIS CRAGER - Defensive Backs
Coach Crager will begin his 6th year coaching at
Dublin Coffman, his 11th year coaching football. His past experience includes Hilliard
Darby H.S. and West Jefferson H.S., where he served as Head Coach for two
seasons. He is a graduate of West Jefferson
H.S. and Capital
University, where he
was a four year starter on defense.
He teaches in the Special Education Department and is the F.C.A.
Huddle Leader at Coffman
High School. Coach Crager was recently married to
Andrea Anthony and they reside in Westerville.
MIKE MCNEIL – Offensive Line/Tight Ends
Coach McNeil begins his 3rd season coaching for
Coffman, his 7th as a coach. Coach
McNeil was a 3 year letterman and a 1993 graduate of Dover High School. He was a 4 year football letterman and 1998
graduate of Malone
College. He went on to earn his M.A. in
Educational Leadership from the University
of Dayton in
2002. He teaches in the Dublin City School District
for Wyandot Elementary. Coach McNeil
and his wife, Becky, reside in Dublin.
KEVIN
FINAN – Rush Linebackers
Coach Finan is in his 7th
year at Dublin Coffman and has been with Coach Crabtree since 1995. Coach Finan and his wife, Mary, have been
married for 32 years and have two sons; Colin (28) a graduate, and Daniel
(25) a student at Ohio
Dominican University. Coach Finan is the Attendance Counselor
at Dublin Coffman High School.
TYLER SLOAS – Outside Linebackers
Coach Sloas will be entering his 6th year of coaching
at Dublin Coffman. He is the Outside
Linebackers (Will’s) Coach. Coach
Sloas spent three years on the Freshman level with Coach Rathburn. This will be his 3rd year with the
Varsity. He is a 2000 graduate of Massillon Perry High School.
BOB HICKS - Receivers
Coach Hicks is coaching for his 13th year at Dublin
Coffman, with past experience at McConnelsville,
Ohio. He teaches Math at
Dublin Coffman. He attended both Muskingum and Ohio University,
where he was a 1994 graduate. He is proud to be part of a community that
supports both academics and athletics. Bob’s wife, Suzanne, is a Guidance
Counselor at Davis Middle School in Dublin.
Bob and Suzanne have two sons, Hunter (4), and Carter will be 1 in
October.
SHELDON
HILL – Defensive
Line
This will be Coach Hill’s 6th year coaching the
Rock’s Defensive Line, and 18th year of coaching overall. Prior to Dublin Coffman, he coached at St. Charles, Teays
Valley, Circleville, and Westfall High Schools. He is a graduate of both Circleville High School
and Ohio University. Coach Hill is an instructor in the
Special Education Department at Coffman.
His wife, Diane is a 6th grade Science teacher at Sells Middle School.
LOU VAZQUEZ – Inside Linebackers
Coach Vazquez begins his 4th year on the football
staff at Dublin
Coffman High
School.
He is a graduate of Capital
University with a
B.S. Degree in Education, with a Masters Degree in Educational
Administration. Lou will be coaching
the inside linebackers this year. He
coached previously with Coach Crabtree at Lancaster Fisher Catholic and St. Charles. Lou’s wife Janie is the Principal at Pickerington Elementary School. They have two
daughters, Jennifer (25) and Janna (23).
TOM TURNER - Offensive Line
Coach Turner begins his 18th year of coaching, this
being his 7th season with the Rocks; he previously served as offensive line
coach under Coach Crabtree at Fisher Catholic and Columbus St. Charles. He
is a graduate of Hebron
Lakewood High
School and earned a B.S. in Secondary Social
Studies Education from The Ohio State University. Coach Turner teaches
World History at Dublin
Coffman High
School, and is House D team leader. He and
his wife, Jennifer, a registered nurse at Fairfield Medical
Center, reside in
Pataskala. Their son, Bryant, will
turn 4 in October, and in May they welcomed daughter, Ayla.
MATT GALLATIN - Running Backs/Kickers
Coach Gallatin is in his 2nd
year at Coffman, his 7th year coaching football. Previously, he coached at Sandusky
Perkins and Wittenberg
University where he
was the Special Teams Coordinator.
He is a graduate of Science
Hill High
School (Johnson City, TN) and Wittenberg
University, where he
was the Punter. He earned his M.A.
in Educational Leadership from Ashland
University in
2005. Coach Gallatin teaches in the
Special Education Department at Dublin
Scioto High
School.
Coach Gallatin resides in Dublin.
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