Clint Dolezel

Clint Dolezel

Philadelphia Soul
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	March 25, 1970
Place of birth:	Waco, Texas
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Robinson (TX)
College:	East Texas State
Undrafted:	1994
Career history
As player:
Milwaukee Mustangs (1995–1996) Texas Terror/Houston Thunderbears (1997–1999) Chicago Bears (2000)* Grand Rapids Rampage (2001–2003) Las Vegas Gladiators (2004–2005) Dallas Desperados (2006–2008)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Florida Firecats (OC) (2009) San Angelo Stampede Express (2010) Dallas Vigilantes (2011) Philadelphia Soul (OC) (2012) Philadelphia Soul (2013-present)
Career highlights and awards
ArenaBowl Champion (2001) 2× Second Team All-Arena (2001, 2007) First Team All-Arena (2006) Al Lucas Hero Team (2007) Arena Football Hall of Fame inductee (2012) AFL's 25 Greatest Players #8 (2012) Marcum-Moss Head Coach of the Year (2015)
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.: 3,749 / 5,698 Passing yards: 44,564 TD-INT: 931-155 QB Rating: 117.75 Rushing TD: 41
Head coaching record
Regular season:	47–25 (.653)
Postseason:	3–4 (.429)
Career:	50–29 (.633)
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Clint Dolezel (born March 25, 1970) is an American football coach and former professional arena football player for the Arena Football League (AFL). Dolezel was a quarterback in the AFL, and currently the Head Coach of the AFL's Philadelphia Soul. He played college football at East Texas State, and was in the AFL for 13 seasons from 1995 to 2008. Dolezel first became a head coach in 2010 with the San Angelo Stampede Express of the Indoor Football League (IFL). After just a single season, Dolezel returned to the AFL as the head coach of the Dallas Vigilantes. After the Vigilantes franchise suspended operations, Dolezel joined the Philadelphia Soul as their offensive coordinator under head coach Doug Plank. Plank left the Soul following the 2012 season, and the Soul promoted Dolezel to head coach. Dolezel As an AFL player, he was originally signed by the Milwaukee Mustangs. In his career, he has also played for the Texas Terror/Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage, Las Vegas Gladiators, and the Dallas Desperados. Dolezel is also a scout for the Dallas Cowboys.

Early life

Born in Waco, Texas, to Johnnie and Judy Dolezel, Clint attended Robinson High School in Robinson, Texas where he was a standout Quarterback and Golfer. After graduation from Robinson, Dolezel attended Cisco Junior College. After committing to the University of Southern Mississippi, a coaching change landed Dolezel at East Texas State University to play for Coach Eddie Vowell.

College career

Dolezel attended Cisco Junior College and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he was a second team All-Conference selection as a sophomore. Dolezel attended East Texas State University upon his graduation from Cisco, and was a letterman in football and golf. Dolezel Quarterbacked the Lions in 1992 and 1993 and ended his career as a Lion throwing for 3,152 yards and 23 touchdowns over 2 seasons. The Lions finished 8-2 in Dolezel's Junior year and finished 2nd in the Lone Star Conference.

Professional career

After establishing himself as one of the best young quarterbacks in the AFL, Dolezel signed with the Chicago Bears in 2000.^[1]

Dolezel, along with Wide receiver Terrill Shaw, lead the Grand Rapids Rampage to the 2001 Arena Bowl. Dolezel and Shaw would eventually become teammates again playing for the Dallas Desperados in 2006.

In September, 2003, the Rampage traded Dolezel to the Las Vegas Gladiators for Sedrick Robinson, Paul LaQuerre and Hardy Mitchell.^[2]

On March 12, 2006, Dolezel threw his 700th career touchdown, becoming just the third Quarterback in AFL history to do so. The Desperados won that game versus the Tampa Bay Storm 64–35.

On April 16, 2007, in a 51–41 home win against the Philadelphia Soul, Dolezel became the very first professional Quarterback to throw 800 touchdown passes.^[3] In 2007, Dolezel became the first Quarterback in league history to lead his team to 15 wins in a season. Despite the 15–1 record, Dallas lost to the 7–9 Columbus Destroyers in the first round of the playoffs. In a 2008 game versus the Grand Rapids Rampage, Dolezel became the first quarterback in league history to throw for 900 touchdown passes in a career.

Coaching career

Dolezel had said that he would like to be a coach after his career is over.^[4] It was announced that on January 19, Dolezel would become the Offensive coordinator for the Florida Firecats' 2009 season (due to the Arena Football League suspending operations for 2009).^[5]

Dolezel was announced as the head coach for the Dallas Vigilantes for the 2011 season. The team did not play in 2012 for unknown reasons.

On August 21, 2012, Dolezel was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach of the Philadelphia Soul.^[6]

On September 16, 2014, Dolezel re-signed with the Soul for two more seasons.^[7]

Statistics

As a player

Year	Comp.	Att.	Comp%	Yards	TD's	INT's	Rating
1995	10	12	83.3	121	2	1	113.5
1996	9	16	56.3	103	2	1	80.9
1997	259	388	66.8	3377	69	15	117.4
1998	343	558	61.5	4228	81	17	108.4
1999	374	556	67.3	4336	80	19	112.3
2001	364	574	63.4	3952	80	10	111.2
2002	339	505	67.1	3878	79	19	113.4
2003	361	545	66.2	4431	89	15	119.2
2004	381	585	65.1	4428	93	12	118.9
2005	302	465	64.9	3505	78	16	112.8
2006	375	573	65.4	4685	105	11	122.2
2007	375	533	70.4	4474	107	9	128.2
2008	257	388	66.2	3046	66	10	118.8
Career Statistics	3749	5698	65.8	44564	931	155	117.8

As a head coach

Team	Year	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
DAL	2011	11	7	.611	2nd in AC Central	0	1	.000	Lost to Chicago Rush in Conference Semifinals.
DAL Total		11	7	.611	–	0	1	.000
PHI	2013	12	6	.667	2nd in AC Central	2	1	.667	Lost to Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXVI
PHI	2014	9	9	.500	3rd in AC Central	0	1	.000	Lost to Cleveland Gladiators in Conference Semifinals
PHI	2015	15	3	.833	1st in AC Central	1	1	.500	Lost to Jacksonville Sharks in AC Championship
PHI Total		36	18	.667	–	3	3	.500
Total[8]		47	25	.653		3	4	.429

Notes

1. "Dolezel Signs with Chicago Bears". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 22, 2000. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
2. "Rampage Acquire Three Veterans for Dolezel". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. September 2, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
3. Stephen Hawkins (July 5, 2007). "Record-setting Dallas QB Dolezel looking for 2nd AFL title". www.myplainview.com. My Plainview. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
4. Adam Candee (September 24, 2004). "Dolezel ready to throw himself into new assignment". www.lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
5. "af2: Florida Firecats name Dolezel as offensive coordinator". www.naplesnews.com. Naples Daily News. January 13, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
6. "Philadelphia Soul Promote Clint Dolezel to Head Coach". www.philadelphiasoul.com. Philadelphia Soul. August 21, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
7. Ed Barkowitz (September 17, 2014). "Dolezel re-ups to coach the Soul". www.philly.com. Interstate General Media, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
8. "Clint Dolezel Coaching Record". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

External links

• Clint Dolezel on ArenaFan.com