- Weylan Harding
Weylan Harding (born
1972-01-05 inHouston, Texas ) is the currenthead coach of theNew York Dragons of theArena Football League .High school years
Harding attended
Klein High School inSpring, Texas and was a student and aletterman in football. In football, he was an All-Conference selection and an All-Greater Houston selection. He attendedIowa State University where played defense on the school's football team. He majored in English.Playing career
In his playing career, he was a
defensive specialist for the Iowa Barnstormers (now the Dragons), the formerNashville Kats (now theGeorgia Force ), the now-defunctPortland Forest Dragons , and the Buffalo Destroyers (now theColumbus Destroyers ). He retired as a player in 2000.Coaching career
At the start of the 2005 season, Harding's first year leading the Dragons, he was 33 years old, making him the second youngest head coach in the history of the league. He had previously worked in the
Buffalo Destroyers organization starting in 2000. After the Destroyers moved toColumbus, Ohio he became the team'sdefensive coordinator in 2002 and returned in 2004.External links
* [http://www.newyorkdragons.com/team/coachbios.asp?coachid=25 New York Dragons' bio page]
* [http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=76 ArenaFan Online's Weylan Harding AFL coaching page]
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