Temple University Athletics
Football
Padden, Sean
Sean Padden
- Title:
- Director of Football Operations
- Email:
- sean.padden@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-8686
Sean Padden was named Associate AD/Chief of Staff for Temple Athletics in August, 2014, after spending two years as Temple’s Director of Football Operations.
Padden returned to collegiate football in 2013 after an eight-year stint in the corporate world. He served as the defensive line coach at Monsignor Bonner High School during the 2012 season. He was a volunteer coach for the West Philly Tarheels youth football team for three seasons (2008-10).
Padden served as the defensive line coach and travel coordinator at Fordham University during the 2002-03 seasons working with Ed Foley who was the Rams’ offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.
Padden joined the Columbia University staff as the outside linebackers coach for two seasons (2001-02) prior to heading to Fordham.
Padden began his coaching career at Albright College where he coached the defensive line for two seasons (1997-98), working with Matt Rhule who coached the linebackers in 1998. Padden moved to the University of Albany as the defensive tackles coach for one season before taking over as wide receivers coach for one season.
A three-year letterwinner on special teams for the Catholic University Cardinals, Padden won the Scout Team Player of the Year Award as a junior in 1995. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1997.
A Norristown, Pa., native, Padden earned a master’s degree in higher education administration from Albany in 2005.
Padden returned to collegiate football in 2013 after an eight-year stint in the corporate world. He served as the defensive line coach at Monsignor Bonner High School during the 2012 season. He was a volunteer coach for the West Philly Tarheels youth football team for three seasons (2008-10).
Padden served as the defensive line coach and travel coordinator at Fordham University during the 2002-03 seasons working with Ed Foley who was the Rams’ offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.
Padden joined the Columbia University staff as the outside linebackers coach for two seasons (2001-02) prior to heading to Fordham.
Padden began his coaching career at Albright College where he coached the defensive line for two seasons (1997-98), working with Matt Rhule who coached the linebackers in 1998. Padden moved to the University of Albany as the defensive tackles coach for one season before taking over as wide receivers coach for one season.
A three-year letterwinner on special teams for the Catholic University Cardinals, Padden won the Scout Team Player of the Year Award as a junior in 1995. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1997.
A Norristown, Pa., native, Padden earned a master’s degree in higher education administration from Albany in 2005.
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