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13 Facts About Kevin Guy

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Kevin Guy was born on December 6,1972 and is an arena football coach and former wide receiver and defensive back who is the head coach for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League.

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Kevin Guy played his college football at the University of West Alabama, and was an AFL wide receiver and defensive back from 1996 to 1999.

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Kevin Guy has been a football coach since 2000, and first served as a head coach in 2000 as the interim head coach for the New Jersey Red Dogs.

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Kevin Guy then enrolled at University of West Alabama, and played wide receiver before finishing his career as a defensive back on the West Alabama Tigers football team from 1991 to 1995.

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Kevin Guy was tested by many high level programs, taking visits to Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, Samford and Chattanooga, but only received a scholarship from West Alabama.

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Kevin Guy played four years as a wide receiver and defensive back in the AFL, with Minnesota in 1996, the New Jersey Red Dogs from 1997 to 1999, and the Orlando Predators in 1999.

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Kevin Guy first became a regular starting defensive back in 1996 with Minnesota.

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In 2000, while not even being one year removed from the AFL, Kevin Guy was a defensive coordinator for the Red Dogs under head coach Frank Mattiace.

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Kevin Guy then became a head coach at the af2 level, starting in 2002 with the Tennessee Valley Vipers.

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Kevin Guy led the team to playoff appearances in his first five seasons there, making four consecutive appearances in the ArenaBowl, winning ArenaBowl XXV and ArenaBowl XXVI both over the Philadelphia Soul, and winning ArenaBowl XXVII over the Cleveland Gladiators.

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In September 2005, Kevin Guy was named the defensive coordinator of the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL.

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Kevin Guy was named the head coach of the Arizona Rattlers in August 2007.

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On September 15,2020, it was announced Kevin Guy would be assuming the role of Arizona Rattlers team president in addition to his head coaching and general manager duties.