Temple University Athletics
Football
McNamee, Ryan
Ryan McNamee
- Title:
- Director of Player Development
Ryan McNamee is in his fourth season at Temple University, and his third season as the Director of Player Development. He served as the assistant director of football operations during the 2007 campaign.
A four-year varsity football letterwinner at Gettysburg College, he brings nine seasons of coaching and administrative experience to the program.
McNamee assists head coach Al Golden and director of football operations Tom Deahn in developing, organizing, and executing strategies to maintain the day-to-day operations of the program. He is also responsible for the coordination of the team's Owl Honor Roll, Team Accountability (TAP), and Owl Outreach programs, which have flourished under his direction.
As the Owls’ community service liaison, McNamee, in conjunction with the National Marrow Donor Program and Temple Fox Chase Bone Marrow Transplant Program, directes the annual Temple University Marrow Donor Drive, which added 630 new participants to the National Marrow Donor List during the first year alone, setting a new record for signees through the college/university recruitment program. The football team also set new records by accumulating more than 1,000 hours of community of service three consecutive academic years. Three student-athletes have earned the Temple Teammates Community Service Award— Alex Derenthal (2007), Dominique Harris (2009), and Amara Kamara (2010). As a team, Temple received the 2009 and 2010 T.E.A.M. Award and the 2009 Robert P. Levy Community Service Award.
McNamee also serves as the Owls’ pro liaison and walk-on tryout coordinator, while assisting with recruiting and special teams. McNamee also has four seasons under his belt as the camp director for the Al Golden Football Camps. Attendance has increased each year under McNamee’s guidance, improving by 25 percent from 2007 to 2009.
Prior to joining Temple, McNamee served as director of recruiting and special projects at Villanova. He joined head coach Andy Talley’s staff on the Main Line in the summer of 2004. With the Wildcats, he was instrumental in assisting with the team’s office, recruiting, video, game day, academic advisement, and summer camp operations. He arrived at VU after working as an assistant football and baseball coach at his alma mater during the 2003-04 academic year.
A Philadelphia native, McNamee earned a bachelor of arts degree in health and physical science from Gettysburg in May 1999 and played outside linebacker and tight end for the Bullets. He later received a master of arts in health and physical education from Adams State College in December 2000.
In Alamosa (Colo.), he served as an assistant football coach, instructing the Grizzlies running backs for two seasons. McNamee then returned to the Delaware Valley as a health and physical education teacher at Kinsey Elementary School in Philadelphia from 2001 to 2003.
Born October 19, 1977, McNamee is a graduate of Father Judge High School, where he captained the football squad. He and wife Valerie have two sons, Danial (11) and Logan (infant).
A four-year varsity football letterwinner at Gettysburg College, he brings nine seasons of coaching and administrative experience to the program.
McNamee assists head coach Al Golden and director of football operations Tom Deahn in developing, organizing, and executing strategies to maintain the day-to-day operations of the program. He is also responsible for the coordination of the team's Owl Honor Roll, Team Accountability (TAP), and Owl Outreach programs, which have flourished under his direction.
As the Owls’ community service liaison, McNamee, in conjunction with the National Marrow Donor Program and Temple Fox Chase Bone Marrow Transplant Program, directes the annual Temple University Marrow Donor Drive, which added 630 new participants to the National Marrow Donor List during the first year alone, setting a new record for signees through the college/university recruitment program. The football team also set new records by accumulating more than 1,000 hours of community of service three consecutive academic years. Three student-athletes have earned the Temple Teammates Community Service Award— Alex Derenthal (2007), Dominique Harris (2009), and Amara Kamara (2010). As a team, Temple received the 2009 and 2010 T.E.A.M. Award and the 2009 Robert P. Levy Community Service Award.
McNamee also serves as the Owls’ pro liaison and walk-on tryout coordinator, while assisting with recruiting and special teams. McNamee also has four seasons under his belt as the camp director for the Al Golden Football Camps. Attendance has increased each year under McNamee’s guidance, improving by 25 percent from 2007 to 2009.
Prior to joining Temple, McNamee served as director of recruiting and special projects at Villanova. He joined head coach Andy Talley’s staff on the Main Line in the summer of 2004. With the Wildcats, he was instrumental in assisting with the team’s office, recruiting, video, game day, academic advisement, and summer camp operations. He arrived at VU after working as an assistant football and baseball coach at his alma mater during the 2003-04 academic year.
A Philadelphia native, McNamee earned a bachelor of arts degree in health and physical science from Gettysburg in May 1999 and played outside linebacker and tight end for the Bullets. He later received a master of arts in health and physical education from Adams State College in December 2000.
In Alamosa (Colo.), he served as an assistant football coach, instructing the Grizzlies running backs for two seasons. McNamee then returned to the Delaware Valley as a health and physical education teacher at Kinsey Elementary School in Philadelphia from 2001 to 2003.
Born October 19, 1977, McNamee is a graduate of Father Judge High School, where he captained the football squad. He and wife Valerie have two sons, Danial (11) and Logan (infant).
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