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Kevin Guy
Arizona Rattlers
Position:Head coach, team president
Personal information
Born: (1972-12-06) December 6, 1972 (age 51)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Shelby County (AL)
College:West Alabama
Undrafted:1996
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
As an executive:
  • Arizona Rattlers (2009–2020)
    General manager
  • Arizona Rattlers (2020–present)
    Team president
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena League statistics
Tackles:136
Forced fumbles:1
Touchdowns:1
Interceptions:7
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Head coaching record
Regular season:142–44 (.763)
Postseason:17–7 (.708)
Career:144–50 (.742)

Kevin Guy (born December 6, 1972) is an arena football coach and former wide receiver and defensive back who is the head coach for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played his college football at the University of West Alabama, and was an AFL wide receiver and defensive back from 1996 to 1999. He has been a football coach since 2000, and first served as a head coach in 2000 as the interim head coach for the New Jersey Red Dogs. After being the defensive coordinator for the San Jose SaberCats from 2006 to 2007, he became the Rattlers head coach in 2008.

In 2018, his wife Cathy became co-owner of a new Tucson-based IFL franchise, called the Tucson Sugar Skulls, set to play in 2019.[1]

Early life

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Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Guy grew up in Alabama then continued his high school career in Shelby County High School in Columbiana, Alabama, where he was a member of the Wildcats football team from 1987 to 1990.[2] Kevin then enrolled at University of West Alabama, and played wide receiver before finishing his career as a defensive back on the West Alabama Tigers football team from 1991 to 1995.

College career

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Guy was tested by many high level programs, taking visits to Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Samford and Chattanooga, but only received a scholarship from West Alabama.[3]

Professional career

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The Minnesota Fighting Pike signed Guy after he went unselected in the 1996 NFL draft. He played four years as a wide receiver and defensive back in the AFL, with Minnesota in 1996, the New Jersey Red Dogs from 1997 to 1999, and the Orlando Predators in 1999. He first became a regular starting defensive back in 1996 with Minnesota. In 1998 with New Jersey, he helped lead the Red Dogs to the AFL Semifinal.

Coaching career

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In 2000, while not even being one year removed from the AFL, Guy was a defensive coordinator for the Red Dogs under head coach Frank Mattiace. With four games left in the 2000 season, the Red Dogs fired Mattiace, and Guy served the teams interim head coach for the remainder of the season. In 2001, he returned to the AFL as a defensive coordinator for the Florida Bobcats. He then became a head coach at the af2 level, starting in 2002 with the Tennessee Valley Vipers. After coaching Tennessee to three consecutive playoff berths 2002, 2003 and 2004, he moved to the Rio Grande Valley Dorados, and served as head coach during the 2005 season and led the Dorados to the National Conference Championship game. After the 2005 season, Guy was named the defensive coordinator for the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL. Guy's defensive squad helped lead the SaberCats to back-to-back American Conference Championship Game appearances, and a berth in ArenaBowl XXI, where the SaberCats would defeat the Chicago Rush. Following the SaberCats ArenaBowl victory, the Arizona Rattlers named Guy their 4th head coach in franchise history. Guy led the team to playoff appearances in his first five seasons there, making four consecutive appearances in the ArenaBowl, winning ArenaBowl XXV and ArenaBowl XXVI both over the Philadelphia Soul, and winning ArenaBowl XXVII over the Cleveland Gladiators.

In September 2005, Guy was named the defensive coordinator of the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL.[4]

Guy was named the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers in August 2007.[5]

On September 15, 2020, it was announced Guy would be assuming the role of Arizona Rattlers team president in addition to his head coaching and general manager duties.[6]

On July 27, 2024, Guy became the winningest coach in arena/indoor football history with 262 victories following the Rattlers' 39-38 win over the Vegas Knight Hawks in the first round of the 2024 IFL Playoffs.

Head coaching record

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League Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
AFL NJ 2000 1 3 .250 4th in NC East 0 0 .000
NJ total 1 3 .250 0 0 –
AF2 TV 2002 13 3 .813 1st in NC South 0 1 .000 Lost to Birmingham Steel Dogs in Round 1
AF2 TV 2003 14 2 .875 1st in AC South 1 1 .500 Lost to Macon Knights in American Conference Championship
AF2 TV 2004 12 4 .750 1st in AC Mid-South 0 1 .000 Lost to Florida Firecats in American Conference Semi-Finals
AF2 RGV 2005 10 6 .750 1st in AC Mid-South 2 1 .667 Lost to Memphis Xplorers in National Conference Finals
AF2 total 49 15 .813 3 3 .500
AFL ARI 2008 8 8 .500 2nd in AC West 0 1 .000 Lost to Grand Rapids Rampage in Wild Card
AFL ARI 2010 10 6 .625 2nd in NC West 0 1 .000 Lost to Spokane Shock in Conference Semifinals
AFL ARI 2011 16 2 .889 1st in NC West 2 1 .667 Lost to Jacksonville Sharks in ArenaBowl XXIV
AFL ARI 2012 13 5 .722 1st in NC West 3 0 1.000 Won ArenaBowl XXV
AFL ARI 2013 15 3 .833 1st in NC West 3 0 1.000 Won ArenaBowl XXVI
AFL ARI 2014 15 3 .833 1st in NC West 3 0 1.000 Won ArenaBowl XXVII
AFL ARI 2015 14 4 .778 1st in NC West 1 1 .500 Lost to San Jose Sabercats in NC Championship
AFL ARI 2016 13 3 .813 1st in NC 2 1 0.666 Lost to Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl XXIX
ARI total 104 34 .754 14 5 .737 3 Arena Bowls
AFL total[7] 105 37 .739 14 5 .737 3 Arena Bowls
IFL ARI 2017 12 4 .750 1st in Intense 2 0 1.000 Won 2017 United Bowl
IFL ARI 2018 11 3 .786 2nd in League 0 1 .000 Lost to Sioux Falls Storm in League Semifinals
IFL ARI 2019 14 0 1.000 1st in League 1 1 .500 Lost to Sioux Falls Storm in United Bowl
IFL ARI 2021 12 2 .857 1st in League 2 1 .667 Lost to Massachusetts Pirates in United Bowl
IFL ARI 2022 13 3 .813 1st in West 1 1 .500 Lost to Northern Arizona Wranglers in Western Conference Championship
IFL ARI 2023 11 4 .813 1st in West 0 1 .000 Lost to Northern Arizona Wranglers in Western Conference Semifinals
IFL total 62 12 .838 6 5 .545 1 United Bowl
Career total 216 64 .771 23 13 .639 4 Championships

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Richard Obert (August 23, 2018). "Tucson joins Indoor Football League with Rattlers coach Kevin Guy and wife as co-owners". azcentral.com.
  2. ^ Drew Granthum (August 13, 2013). "Guy leads Rattlers to ArenaBowl". www.shelbycountyreporter.com. Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. ^ "The road to the championship". www.shelbyliving.com. Shelby Living Magazine. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "SaberCats name Kevin Guy defensive coordinator". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 20, 2005. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  5. ^ "Kevin Guy Named Rattlers Head Coach". oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 10, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2008.
  6. ^ Obert, Richard (September 15, 2020). "Kevin Guy adds team president to his list of Arizona Rattlers duties". AZCentral.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kevin Guy Coaching Record". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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