Mike DeBord

Graduation Class from Wes-Del (for Athletes): 1974

Sport(s) Participated In both during and after high school: Football and Basketball

Contributions to the field of athletics (for Coaches and Contributors):

• Mentored thousands of athletes as a football coach and athletics administrator
• Coached at the high school, college, and professional level in various roles (offensive line, tight ends, quarterbacks, offensive coordinator, and head coach)
  • South Decatur High School (IN)
  • Franklin College (IN)
  • Fort Hays State University (KS)
  • Eastern Illinois University
  • Ball State University
  • Colorado State University
  • Northwestern University
  • University of Michigan
  • Central Michigan University
  • University of Tennessee
  • Indiana University
  • Kansas University
  • Chicago Bears
  • Seattle Seahawks

List of Accomplishments, Awards and Recognitions both during and after high school:

• Started as an offensive lineman at Wes-Del High School for Coach Dave Land
• Started for four years on the offensive line at Manchester College receiving all-conference, all-district and honorable mention NAIA All-America honors during the 1977 season
• Captain of the Manchester College football team in 1977
• Won the 1997 National Championship as the Offensive Coordinator at the University of Michigan
• Won the Sporting News Assistant Coach of the Year in 1997
• Manchester Alumni Coach of the Year 1998
• Inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2005
• Inducted into the Delaware County Hall of Fame in 1992
• Coached 5 future NFL quarterbacks – Tom Brady, Brain Griese, Drew Henson, Chad Henne, and Josh Dobbs
• Coached more than 50 players who went on to play in the NFL
• University of Tennessee scored 63 touchdowns in 2016 (school record), and 473 points in 2016 under DeBord’s tutelage, 2nd most in school history
• Had an 80-33 record as Offensive Coordinator (70.7%), including 6-1 in bowl games.