Assistant Head Coach Dan Kratzer
3/25/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
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Wide Receivers
Missouri Valley '71
Fourth season in 2004
A veteran of 14 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Dan Kratzer will be in his fourth season as Kent State Universitys assistant head coach in 2004. In that position, he handles a variety of administrative duties and also serves as the Golden Flashes head coach in the absence of Head Coach Dean Pees.
Kratzer also is the position coach for the wide receivers. In his first season in that role, he coached Jurron Kelly, who concluded his career as Kent States second all-time leading passcatcher in both receptions and receiving yards. In 2003, he played a key role in the development of the Flashes expanded pass offense that produced six plays of 50 yards or more.
Prior to joining the KSU staff, Kratzer spent the previous six years (1995-2000) as head coach at Lindenwood (Mo.) University after serving as head coach for five seasons (1990-94) at Hastings (Neb.) College. He also doubled as athletic director during his last five years at Lindenwood.
Kratzer and former Kent State head coach Dean Pees were on the staff at Miami University in 1986 and led the then-Redskins to the Mid-American Conference championship that season. Prior to that, Kratzer was the head coach at Ohio Northern University from 1984-85, an assistant at Indiana University in 1983 and the head coach at Trenton and Lees Summit high schools in Missouri from 1977-82.
A native of Lathrop, Mo., Kratzer earned a bachelors degree in physical education from Missouri Valley in 1971 and a masters in education from Central Missouri State University in 1976.
He and his wife Suzanne live in Ravenna. They have two grown children, Danielle Fahey and Reggie, who played for his father at Lindenwood, and one granddaughter, Reaghan Fahey.
Recruiting Area: Canton, Massillon, Eastern Ohio (including Steubenville and New Philadelphia), Southern Ohio (including Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Portsmouth, Ironton and Marietta), Kentucky, Indiana and Canada
| Seasons | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-present | Kent State | Asst. Head Coach |
| 1995-2000 | Lindenwood (Mo.) | Head Coach/A.D. |
| 1990-94 | Hastings (Neb.) | Head Coach |
| 1988-89 | Missouri Valley | Offensive Coordinator |
| 1987 | Richmond (Mo.) HS | Head Coach |
| 1986 | Miami (Ohio) | Assistant |
| 1984-85 | Ohio Northern | Head Coach |
| 1983 | Indiana | Assistant |
| 1982 (summer) | San Francisco 49ers | Admin. Asst./Camp |
| 1979-82 | Lees Summit HS | Head Coach |
| 1977-78 | Trenton (Mo.) HS | Head Coach |
| 1976 | Central Missouri State | Graduate Assistant |
| 1975 | Kearney (Mo.) HS | Assistant |
| 1974 | Missouri Valley | Assistant |
