Stan Brock

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Stanley James Brock (born June 8, 1958 in Portland, Oregon) is the current head coach of football of the United States Military Academy (Army). He was a tackle in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers.

[edit] Player

Stan Brock
Date of birth:	June 8, 1958 (1958-06-08) (age 50)
Place of birth:	Portland, Oregon
Career information
Position(s):	Tackle
College:	Colorado
NFL Draft:	1980 / Round: 1 / Pick 12
Organizations
As player:
1980-1992 1993-1995	New Orleans Saints San Diego Chargers
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

[edit] College

Brock played football at Jesuit High School in his hometown of Portland before attending the University of Colorado at Boulder where he played under coaches Bill Mallory and Chuck Fairbanks. He was selected to the first team All-American by The Sporting News. as a senior in 1979.^[1] He was also selected as first team all Big Eight Conference and the John Mack Award winner, Colorado's award for offensive MVP.^[1]

[edit] NFL

Brock played for the New Orleans Saints from 1980 to 1992. He finished his career with the San Diego Chargers from 1993 to 1995. He played in Super Bowl XXIX for the Chargers. Stan's older brother Pete also played in the NFL for the Patriots.

[edit] Coaching career

After his playing career, he became a coach in the Arena Football League (AFL), where he served as the head coach of the Portland Forest Dragons (1997-1999) and the Los Angeles Avengers (2000-2001).

On January 29, 2007, he was named the head coach at Army after the resignation of Bobby Ross.

[edit] Family life

Brock and his wife, Lori, have four daughters: Sarah, Jessica, Rachel and Emily.

[edit] External links

• Army announcement of hiring

[edit] References

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