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Sean Cronin (photo couresty of Marshall University)
Sean Cronin Named Defensive Line Coach at Temple
2.7.11 | Football
Addazio Completes Defensive Staff
PHILADELPHIA – Sean Cronin, who has played on or coached for four national championship teams, has been named the defensive line coach at Temple University, head football coach Steve Addazio announced on Monday.
“Sean was a coach with us at the University of Florida for three years,” Addazio said. “He worked with two of our National Championship teams. He did a great job of mentoring our defensive linemen there. He's very knowledgeable on defensive line play and understands what we want to accomplish here at Temple. Sean has great passion and energy for the game. It's a great hire for us to complete our defensive staff. We are happy to welcome Sean, his wife Emily, and daughter Grace to the Temple football family.”
“I'm thrilled to be at Temple with a number of people I've worked with before,” Cronin said. “I'm really excited for the opportunity to work with them again. I know what they're about, and I'm excited to be a part of it.”
Cronin spent the 2010 season as the defensive line coach at Marshall University.
He joined the Thundering Herd staff after spending the 2009 season as the defensive line coach at The Citadel. Prior to The Citadel, Cronin spent three years as a graduate assistant defensive coach at the University of Florida, working with NFL draft selections Jermaine Cunningham (2nd rd., New England), Carlos Dunlap (2nd rd., Cincinnati), Derrick Harvey (1st rd., Jacksonville), Jarvis Moss (1st rd., Denver), and Ray McDonald (3rd rd., San Francisco).
Cronin has played on or coached for four national championship teams. He won two national titles as a player at Georgetown (Ky.) and helped the University of Florida to national championships in his first and third seasons as a graduate assistant in Gainesville. Cronin went to UF after spending the 2005 season at Marshall, where he served as the offensive and special teams quality control assistant. In that role, Cronin performed multiple duties, including film break down and statistical analysis.
Prior to Marshall, Cronin spent two seasons as the linebackers coach at Division II Clarion University.
Cronin went to Moeller High School in Cincinnati and attended the University of Cincinnati, where he was a defensive end before transferring to Georgetown College (Ky.), where he played defensive end his first season and defensive tackle during his final two years. As a player, Cronin was part of three teams that played for the national championship and two that won the title. In 2002, he was an All-American and All-Conference selection. Upon graduation from Georgetown (Ky.) College, Cronin spent the spring semester of his senior year interning at his alma mater assisting with the defensive line and in strength and conditioning efforts.
In 2003, Cronin earned his B.A. in history with a minor in coaching from Georgetown (Ky.). In 2005, he completed work for a master's in rehabilitative science at Clarion University. Cronin is married to the former Emily Heater. The couple has an infant daughter Grace.
“Sean was a coach with us at the University of Florida for three years,” Addazio said. “He worked with two of our National Championship teams. He did a great job of mentoring our defensive linemen there. He's very knowledgeable on defensive line play and understands what we want to accomplish here at Temple. Sean has great passion and energy for the game. It's a great hire for us to complete our defensive staff. We are happy to welcome Sean, his wife Emily, and daughter Grace to the Temple football family.”
“I'm thrilled to be at Temple with a number of people I've worked with before,” Cronin said. “I'm really excited for the opportunity to work with them again. I know what they're about, and I'm excited to be a part of it.”
He joined the Thundering Herd staff after spending the 2009 season as the defensive line coach at The Citadel. Prior to The Citadel, Cronin spent three years as a graduate assistant defensive coach at the University of Florida, working with NFL draft selections Jermaine Cunningham (2nd rd., New England), Carlos Dunlap (2nd rd., Cincinnati), Derrick Harvey (1st rd., Jacksonville), Jarvis Moss (1st rd., Denver), and Ray McDonald (3rd rd., San Francisco).
Cronin has played on or coached for four national championship teams. He won two national titles as a player at Georgetown (Ky.) and helped the University of Florida to national championships in his first and third seasons as a graduate assistant in Gainesville. Cronin went to UF after spending the 2005 season at Marshall, where he served as the offensive and special teams quality control assistant. In that role, Cronin performed multiple duties, including film break down and statistical analysis.
Prior to Marshall, Cronin spent two seasons as the linebackers coach at Division II Clarion University.
Cronin went to Moeller High School in Cincinnati and attended the University of Cincinnati, where he was a defensive end before transferring to Georgetown College (Ky.), where he played defensive end his first season and defensive tackle during his final two years. As a player, Cronin was part of three teams that played for the national championship and two that won the title. In 2002, he was an All-American and All-Conference selection. Upon graduation from Georgetown (Ky.) College, Cronin spent the spring semester of his senior year interning at his alma mater assisting with the defensive line and in strength and conditioning efforts.
In 2003, Cronin earned his B.A. in history with a minor in coaching from Georgetown (Ky.). In 2005, he completed work for a master's in rehabilitative science at Clarion University. Cronin is married to the former Emily Heater. The couple has an infant daughter Grace.
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