About Coach

Coach Sloth

DB/WR/RB

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 190

Born: 12/02/77

Hometown: Belmond, IA

Resides: Ames, IA

Playing Career

Year Team Games Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Tcks Int Scks
1995 Belmond Broncos 11 201 1101 11 12 185 1 109 3 -
1996 Iowa State Cyclones Redshirted - - - - - - - - -
1997 Iowa State Cyclones 5 6 - -
1998 Iowa State Cyclones 11 28 - -
1999 Iowa State Cyclones 11 69 1 1
2000 Iowa State Cyclones 12 47 - 2
2001 Iowa Barnstormers 16 4 19 1 27 365 2 87 3 -
2002 Bakersfield Blitz 17 11 46 2 81 920 14 90 6 1
2003 Bakersfield Blitz 17 9 38 1 92 1098 16 65 2 -
2004 Columbus Destroyers 13 2 10 - 6 52 - 26 1 -

Coaching and Acting Career

  • 2005  Columbus Destroyers - Assistant DB Coach
  • 2005  We Are Marshall - Football player on Marshall team, TJ Creel, #51
  • 2005  Iowa State Cyclones - Volunteer Assistant to DB Coach
  • 2006  Iowa State Cyclones - Volunteer Assistant to DB Coach
  • 2006  Leatherheads - Football player on red team, #5
  • 2007  Albany Conquest - DB Coach, Special Teams Coordinator
  • 2008  Iowa Barnstormers - Co-Defensive Coordinator, DB Coach, Special Teams Coordinator
  • 2009  Iowa Barnstormers - Co-Defensive Coordinator, DB Coach, Special Teams Coordinator
  • 2010  Iowa Barnstormers - Co-Defensive Coordinator, DB Coach, Special Teams Coordinator
  • 2011  Iowa Barnstormers - Co-Defensive Coordinator, DB Coach, Special Teams Coordinator
  • 2011  Dark Knight Rises - Football player on white team, #37
  • 2012  Touchback - Football player on Cuyahoga Red Raiders, #28
  • 2013  Amazing Spider-man - Football player on blue team, #30
  • 2015  Trenton Freedom - Defensive Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator

Coach Sloth spent the first 10 years of his life growing up on a farm in Dike, Iowa. After 3rd grade, Coach and his family moved to Belmond, Iowa. Throughout school, he loved playing all sports... baseball, basketball, golf, track, wrestling, swimming, tennis and of course football. During a high school English class, Coach first conceived the idea of a kids book staring Sammy Sloth. After graduating high school with a 3.98 gpa, Coach Sloth attended Iowa State University to study Sports Management, but maintained his passion to write stories.

While reading a book to his newborn son Tucker, he decided to publish one of his past stories. Coach Sloth wanted to put his son and other family members in the book. Then he could read his own book to Tucker and other kids. Sammy Sloth Sport Superstar and Coach Sloth's writing career was born!

Coach began to visit elementary schools and share his book along with football experiences. He had so much fun and decided to write a second book with character named after his newborn daughter, Taylor. As Tucker and Taylor got older, they co-authored a couple books with their dad. Coach has visited over 1,000 schools and shared his books to over 500,000 kids across the country. From California to Texas to Florida to New Jersey, but mainly around his home state of Iowa.

Coach draws inspiration for stories from experiences in life, favorite activities, and ideas from his wife, Emily and their 6 kids... Tucker, Taylor, Ethan, Ella, Elliott and Everett. Look for Coach to add some characters to his new books!