Eastern Michigan Athletics
Football
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
- Title:
- Asst. Football Coach/Defensive Line
- Email:
- casey.creehan@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.2160
Casey Creehan, an assistant coach with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League last year, has been named an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, new Head Coach Ron English announced today, Jan. 15. Creehan will be responsible for coaching the defensive line.
As a member of the Alouettes staff, Creehan helped the team make it to the Grey Cup championship game. Prior to his stint with Montreal, Creehan was an assistant coach for four seasons with the Calgary Stampeders, from 2004-07, and was part of three CFL playoff appearances.
Creehan began his college college career at Lehigh University as a defensive assistant on the 1999 team that won the Patriot League championship. He moved to to Southern Illinois University in 2000, to Clarion University in 2001-02, and from there was on the James Madison University staff for the 2003 and 2004 season where he was the defensive ends and special teams coach
A native of Pittsburgh, the 31-year-old Creehan played football at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa. where he was a standout defensive player. He was captain of the 1998 Grove City team that won the Presidents Athletic Conference championship. He was also named an All-Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference linebacker in 1998 and was a two-time All-Presidents Athletic Conference linebacker in 1997 and 1998. He set the Grove City single-season tackles record with 126 stops in 1998.
Creehan earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Grove City in 1999 and completed his master’s degree in health and physical education at Emporia State University in May 2006.
Creehan is single.
The Casey Creehan File
Name: Casey Creehan
Born: Feb. 15, 1977 - Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School: Vermillion, South Dakota
College: Grove City College - Bachelor’s degree in political science - 1999
Emporia State University - Master’s degree in health and physical education - 2006
Family: Single
Coaching Experience
Year School/Team Position Record-Highlights
2008 Montreal Alouettes-CFL Asst. Coach-LB Gray Cup finals Eastern Division Champs
2007 Calgary Stampeders Asst. Coach-DL CFL Playoff team
2006 Calgary Stampeders Asst. Coach-DL CFL Playoff team
2005 Calgary Stampeders Asst. Coach-DL CFL Playoff team
2004 Calgary Stampeders Asst. Coach-DL
2004 James Madison University Asst. Coach-DE, Spec. teams-Spring ball
2003 James Madison University Asst. Coach-DE, Special teams
2002 Clarion University Asst. Coach-LB/Special teams/Strength and Cond.
2001 Clarion University Asst. Coach-LB/Special teams/Strength and Cond.
2000 Southern Illinois University Asst. Coach-TEs
1999 Lehigh University Asst. Coach-Defense Patriot League champs
2002 Clarion University
Southern Illinois University
Lehigh University
