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A former Division I and professional indoor league football player, James Stanley joined the Dayton athletics division in the spring of 2007. Originally serving as UD's Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach under former Flyer safety Mark Thobe, Stanley now helps coach the Dayton defensive backs. He comes to UD from Fairborn High School, where he taught and coached defensive backs for three seasons. Stanley was a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Toledo, in 2003. Stanley lettered four seasons as defensive back for the Rockets, graduating in 2002 with a bachelor's in recreation administration. He also played three seasons of professional indoor football, and was the first overall pick in the Atlantic Indoor Football League draft in 2005. Working with the Flyer cornerbacks, Stanley's first season at UD saw true freshman Joe Castaneda move into the starting lineup and earn the Pioneer Football League Rookie of the Year Award. During the summer of 2009, Stanley was awarded a Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship to work with the Detroit Lions. Stanley worked with the Lions their entire preseason camp, and then returned to UD to join the Flyers as they prepared for the 2009 season. More than 1,300 coaches have gone through the program including four current NFL head coaches - Herm Edwards of the Chiefs, Marvin Lewis of the Bengals, Lovie Smith of the Bears and Mike Tomlin of the Steelers. Stanley is a native of Jackson, Mich. and graduated from Jackson High School in 1997. |
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