Kay Dalton

O. Kay Dalton (Born 1932) is a former college, CFL, and NFL coach.

Biography

Daltion began coaching in 1958 as Trinidad State Junior College's head coach. In 1961 he became head coach of Western State College. He had a 33-12 record at WSC and in 1964 led the Mountaineers to the Mineral Bowl. In his five seasons as coach he led WSC to four Rocky Mountain Conference championships.

He moved to the professional ranks in 1966 as the Defensive Coordinator of the Montreal Alouettes. In 1967 he was promoted to head coach after Darrell Mudra resigned to coach the University of Arizona Wildcats. He was fired after the 1969 season and was replaced by the team's former quarterback, Sam Etcheverry. He had a 7-31-4 record over three seasons. In 1971 he stayed in the CFL, becoming the Offensive Line and Wide Receivers Coach of the British Columbia Lions.

In 1972 he returned to college football as Offensive Coordinator of the Colorado Buffaloes.

He returned to the pros in 1974 as the Denver Broncos Wide Receivers Coach. In 1977 he joined Lou Saban's coaching staff, serving as the Quarterbacks and Receivers Coach of the Buffalo Bills. After not being retained by Chuck Knox, Dalton held the same position with the Kansas City Chiefs under Marv Levy, another former Alouettes coach. After Levy was fired, he moved to the Houston Oilers coaching staff as Offensive Coordinator under Chuck Studley, and later under another former CFL coach, Hugh Campbell. In 1985 he rejoined Buffalo Bills as Quarterbacks Coach before returning to the Broncos the following season as Wide Receivers Coach.

In 1987 he returned to his alma mater Colorado State University as the team's Offensive Coordinator. In 1989 he became the Offensive Coordinator at the University of Northern Colorado, a position he would hold for eleven years before his promotion to head coach. The Bears won Division II national championships in 1996 and 1997. Quarterback Corte McGuffey won the Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II college football player of the year in 1999.

In 2000, the Bears first season in Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision), Dalton was promoted to head coach. He held this post until December 2, 2005 when he was fired by athletic director Jay Hinrichs. Dalton had a 38-31 record in six seasons as the Bears' head coach. [http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20051203/SPORTS/112030069]

External links

* [http://uncbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dalton_o.kay00.html UNC Bears coaching profile]