Dennis Creehan
Dennis Creehan (born August 16, 1949) is an American gridiron football coach. He was most recently the athletic director at Alderson Broaddus University from 2011 to 2019.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1949 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Duquesne University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1973 | Keystone Oaks HS (PA) (assistant) |
| 1974 | Pittsburgh (GA) |
| 1975 | Carnegie Mellon (OC) |
| 1976–1978 | Edinboro (DC) |
| 1979–1984 | Edinboro |
| 1985–1986 | Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST) |
| 1987–1989 | California (LB) |
| 1990 | San Francisco State |
| 1991 | Edmonton Eskimos (DL/ST) |
| 1992–1996 | South Dakota |
| 1997 | Arkansas State (DC) |
| 1998–2000 | Rutgers (DC) |
| 2001–2002 | Duke (ILB/ST) |
| 2003 | Army (OLB/ST) |
| 2004–2007 | Calgary Stampeders (DC) |
| 2008 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (DC) |
| 2009–2010 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 2012–2016 | Alderson Broaddus |
| 2017 | The Spring League |
| 2019 | Salt Lake Stallions (LB) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2011–2019 | Alderson Broaddus |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 109–81–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 PSAC Western Division (1982, 1984) 1 GMAC (2016) | |
| Awards | |
| PSAC Coach of the Year (1982) NCC Coach of the Year (1993) WVIAC Coach of the Year (2010) GMAC Coach of the Year (2016) | |
Creehan served as the head football coach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (1979–1984), San Francisco State University (1990), the University of South Dakota (1992–1996), West Virginia Wesleyan College (2009–2010), and Alderson Broaddus (2012–2016). He is the only coach to have ever earned Coach of the Year awards in four conferences. He was a coach in The Spring League in 2017 and 2018. In October 2018, he was announced as the linebackers coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football. Creehan took a leave of absence from Alderson Broaddus to accommodate the coaching position; the university named Carrie Bodkins his permanent replacement in May 2019.