Christopher Joseph Tormey was born on May 1,1955 and is a former American football coach.
17 Facts About Chris Tormey
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Formerly the head coach at Nevada and Idaho, Tormey was an assistant coach for 16 seasons at Washington ; he spent two seasons there as a graduate assistant.
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Chris Tormey returned to the high school level in 2014 as the head coach at South Whidbey in Langley, Washington.
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Chris Tormey had a standout sophomore season in 1974 for the Vandals under first-year head coach Ed Troxel, but incurred a knee injury in final game of the season which required surgery.
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Chris Tormey redshirted in 1975, and returned in 1976 and was named the team's outstanding defensive player.
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Chris Tormey was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and completed his bachelor's degree in education in 1978.
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Chris Tormey had a brief stop with the Washington Redskins of the NFL in then began his coaching career as a high school assistant back at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, where he taught geography.
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Chris Tormey interviewed at Oregon State, which hired Dennis Erickson to replace Mike Riley.
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Chris Tormey succeeded Jeff Tisdel, a former All-American quarterback for the Wolf Pack.
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Nevada's athletic director Chris Ault hired himself to succeed Tormey; his third stint as head coach of the Wolf Pack went for nine years, through 2012, for a total of 28 seasons.
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Chris Tormey was quickly rehired at Washington in 2004 as a defensive assistant under head coach Keith Gilbertson, continuing on with the new coach Tyrone Willingham when he became the recruiting coordinator.
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Chris Tormey returned to the mainland and the Palouse in 2011 to join the Washington State staff as the linebackers coach under fourth-year head coach Paul Wulff.
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In late December 2011, Tormey joined the staff of head coach Dave Christensen at Wyoming for 2012 as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach.
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Christensen played at Washington in the early 1980s when Tormey was a graduate assistant.
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In May 2014, Chris Tormey returned to western Washington as the head coach at South Whidbey High School in Langley on Whidbey Island.
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Chris Tormey was recruited by fellow Idaho alumnus and coach Don Matthews, former head coach of the Alouettes, who was hired as a consultant in 2014.
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Chris Tormey replaced Greg Quick, who left to become defensive coordinator at Saskatchewan, and served under head coaches Tom Higgins and Jim Popp.