Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Huntington Hammer have many Marshall connections

Yesterday former Marshall football players Luke Salmons and Michael “Kool Aide” Owens were named to the Huntington Hammer coaching staff. Salmons will serve as head coach while Owners takes charge of the defense.

Salmons has a unique blend of head coaching and indoor football experience. He played for Huntington’s last indoor team, the Heroes and is head football coach at Lawrence County (KY) High School. In Salmons first season as head coach (2009) he improved Lawrence County’s win total by 12 games. Salmons will remain at Lawrence County while coaching the Hammer.

One of Salmons assistant coaches at Lawrence County is former Marshall quarterback Jimmy Skinner. Skinner also played for the Heroes.

Owens has been a main stay in Huntington’s indoor football endeavors. After a decorated career at Marshall Owens played for the Heroes every year of their existence. In 2008 he was named head coach of the short lived West Virginia Wild who never played a game.

Although he never played at Marshall, Gary McPeek will serve as offensive coordinator for Huntington. Gary’s son Nate was a All Mid American Conference football player for the Herd. Gary served as the Heroes head coach for three seasons while Nate played for the team each of those years.

The Marshall Thundering Blog wishes the Hammer and all its Marshall connections good luck preparing for season one. Go Hammer!

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