Tom Luginbill

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Tom Luginbill
Personal information
Born: (1974-01-03) January 3, 1974 (age 50)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Torrey Pines
(San Diego, California)
College:Palomar JC (1992–1993)
Georgia Tech (1994)
Eastern Kentucky (1995)
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:1996
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career Arena Football League statistics
TDINT:2–1
Passing yards:210
Completion percentage:40.0%
Passer rating:56.71
Head coaching record
Career:AFL: 5–11 (.313)
AF2: 10–6 (.625)
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Tom Luginbill (born January 3, 1974) is a former professional

analyst for ESPN
.

Playing career

Luginbill was the starting quarterback for three colleges over his four-year career. He had varying degrees of success ranging from a national championship to a one-win season. He played football for Palomar College, a junior college, from 1992 to 1993, where he amassed 21 wins. In 1993, he led Palomar to the National Junior College championship and a perfect 11–0 record, and was named a first-team All-American by the Junior College Athletic Bureau.[1] Luginbill also set the all-time national junior college record for passing while playing for Palomar Junior College, becoming the most highly recruited junior college player in the nation.[2] He still owns numerous team records at Palomar (as of January 26, 2010).[3]

He then transferred to

Bill Lewis and instatement of George O'Leary as the head coach at Georgia Tech, a change in offensive scheme would prompt Luginbill to consider another transfer.[6] Luginbill transferred and played his final year at Eastern Kentucky in 1995.[2]

Luginbill went into the

Texas Terror in 1996 and the Florida Bobcats in 1997.[2]

Coaching career

Luginbill's short playing career led him into coaching in four professional football leagues—the

Tennessee Valley Vipers in 2000 where he was a 25-year-old head coach that lead his team to the ArenaCup
championship game in their inaugural season.

When the

sideline reporter
for ESPN college football games.

Personal life

Luginbill grew up in Tempe, Arizona and San Diego. He is the son of the professional and college coach Al Luginbill.

He has a bachelors degree in sociology from Eastern Kentucky University and a masters degree from Marshall University.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "August 29, 1994". Wc.arizona.edu. August 29, 1994. Retrieved October 18, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d "Tom Luginbill | ESPN MediaZone". Espnmediazone3.com. November 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Palomar College FOOTBALL Stats". Palomar.edu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ^ Mark Bradley (May 15, 2009). "Former Tech QB Donnie Davis is finishing what he started | Mark Bradley". Blogs.ajc.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Chip Towers (October 15, 2009). "Former GT player Luginbill takes winding road to ESPN | AJC College Sports Recruiting". Blogs.ajc.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "The NCAA would be wise to stand by its principles | Sporting News, The". Find Articles. May 8, 1995. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  7. ^ Luginbill, Tom (January 30, 2006). "Saying no the hardest part". ESPN.com.

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