Sport(s) Football Name Mick Delaney 1974–1977 Great Falls HS (MT) Role American Football coach | 1991–1992 Western Montana Spouse Cheri Delaney 1993–2007 Colorado State (RB) Grandchildren Mick Delaney | |
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Born December 2, 1942 (age 81)
Butte, Montana ( 1942-12-02 ) Alma mater Western Montana College 1978–1980 Montana State (assistant) Team Montana Grizzlies football Education University of Montana Western Children Shauna Basile, Mike Delaney, Melissa Ossello People also search for Shauna Basile, Mike Delaney, Melissa Ossello | ||
Sunday Conversation: Mick Delaney, Mick Dennehy competitive as ever in retirement
Michael "Mick" Delaney (born December 2, 1942) is an American college football coach, and a former head coach at the University of Montana. Delaney was hired July 26, 2012, replacing former head coach Robin Pflugrad.
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- Sunday Conversation Mick Delaney Mick Dennehy competitive as ever in retirement
- Coaching career
- References
Delaney has had extensive coaching experience. He was the assistant head coach at Montana State University from 1976–1980, head coach and athletic director at the University of Montana Western from 1991–1992, and running backs coach at Colorado State University from 1993 until 2007.
Coaching career
Delaney is originally from Butte, Montana. He began his coaching career at Butte Central High School (1964–1967), and then moved on to Great Falls High School (1969–1977), serving as head football coach the last four years.
He earned his B.A. in education at University of Montana Western in 1964. He is an inaugural inductee into the Western Montana College Sports Hall of Fame.
Prior to coaching the Rams, Delaney was the head coach at Western Montana in 1991 and 1992; was the athletic director at Montana Tech of the University of Montana (1983–85); and was an assistant football coach at Montana State (1976–80). He came to Montana from Colorado State where he was an assistant coach for former head coach Sonny Lubick for 15 seasons from 1993–2007.