John Kaleo

American football player and coach (born 1971)
American football player
John Kaleo
No. 3
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1971-02-05) February 5, 1971 (age 53)
Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Bowie
College:Maryland
Undrafted:1993
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Iona (QB/OC) (2007–2008)
  • Towson (QB) (2009–2010)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American (1990)
  • NJCAA Player of the Year (1990)
  • Montgomery College HoF (1998)
  • NJCAA Hall of Fame (1999)
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:2,929 / 4,880
Passing yards:35,335
TDINT:581–146
Passer rating:99.57
Rushing TD:59
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

John Kaleo (born February 5, 1971) is a former American football quarterback in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Albany Firebirds (1993), Cleveland Thunderbolts (1994), St. Louis Stampede (1995–1996), Anaheim Piranhas (1997), San Jose SaberCats (1997), New England Sea Wolves (1999), Tampa Bay Storm (2000–2003, 2007), Austin Wranglers (2004), Los Angeles Avengers (2005), and Columbus Destroyers (2006). He won ArenaBowl XVII with the Storm in 2003. He retired from playing after the 2007 season, and is currently the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Storm.[1] Prior to this role, he was quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.[2]

High school career

John Kaleo attended South River High School in Edgewater, Maryland and Bowie High School in Bowie, Maryland. John Kaleo was a one-year varsity starter at South River High School and two-year starter at quarterback on the Bowie High football team, and also played basketball, track & field, and baseball.

College career

Kaleo attended Montgomery College for two years. As a sophomore, he was a Junior College All-American, the NJCAA Player of the Year, and was voted the JUCO Player of the Year by the Washington, D.C. Touchdown Club.

Kaleo then transferred to the University of Maryland for his final two seasons. As a senior, he set single-season school records in passing yards (3,392), completions (286), attempts (482), total yards (3,472) as well as single-game touchdown passes with five. After his senior year, he participated in the Blue–Gray Football Classic.

Coaching career

He served two seasons, 2007 and 2008, as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Iona College Gaels.[3] Newly hired Towson head coach Rob Ambrose selected Kaleo as his quarterbacks coach.[4] He currently has two sons by the names of Parker and Carson.

Notes

  1. ^ "Kaleo and Abraham Join Coaching Staff". tampabaystorm.com. Tampa Bay Storm. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "John Kaleo". icgaels.com. Iona College Gaels. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2007-12-21.
  3. ^ John Kaleo Biography Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Iona College, retrieved July 23, 2009.
  4. ^ John Kaleo Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Towson University, retrieved July 23, 2009.

External links

  • Stats at ArenaFan
  • Kaleo Isn't Ready to Exit Arena
  • v
  • t
  • e
Maryland Terrapins starting quarterbacks
  • William W. Skinner (1892)
  • Howard Strickler (1893)
  • George Harris (1894)
  • No team (1895)
  • Frank Kenly (1896–1898)
  • Earl Sappington (1899)
  • DuVal Dickey (1900)
  • Tom Bryan (1901)
  • Joshua Matthews (1902)
  • Edmund Mayo (1903)
  • J. V. Gill (1904)
  • Harold Caul (1905)
  • Curley Byrd (1906–1907)
  • Jack Crapster (1908)
  • Burton Shipley (1909–1912)
  • Mike Knode (1913–1915)
  • Jamie Smith (1916)
  • Ray Knode (1916–1919)
  • Johnny Groves (1920–1923)
  • Bill Supplee (1924)
  • Kirkland Besley (1924)
  • Edward Tenney (1925)
  • Gordon Kessler (1926–1928)
  • William W. Evans (1929–1930)
  • Al Woods (1930–1932)
  • George V. Chalmers (1931)
  • Ray Poppelman (1930–1932)
  • Dick Nelson (1933)
  • Norwood Sothoron (1934)
  • Jack Stonebraker (1935)
  • Coleman Headley (1935)
  • Charlie Weidinger (1936–1938)
  • Mearle DuVall (1939–1940)
  • Tommy Mont (1941–1942)
  • Joe Makar (1943)
  • Sal Fastuca (1944)
  • Vic Turyn (1945–1948)
  • Stan Lavine (1949)
  • Jack Scarbath (1950–1952)
  • Bob DeStefano (1950)
  • Bernie Faloney (1953)
  • Charlie Boxold (1953–1954)
  • Frank Tamburello (1955)
  • John Fritsch (1956)
  • Bob Rusevlyan (1957–1958)
  • Dale Betty (1959–1960)
  • Dick Novak (1959–1961)
  • Dick Shiner (1961–1963)
  • Ken Ambrusko (1964)
  • Phil Petry (1964–1965)
  • Alan Pastrana (1966–1968)
  • Chuck Drimal (1967)
  • Jim Sniscak (1967)
  • Dennis O'Hara (1969)
  • Jeff Shugars (1969–1970)
  • Al Neville (1971–1973)
  • Bob Avellini (1972–1974)
  • Mark Manges (1975–1977)
  • Larry Dick (1975–1977)
  • Tim O'Hare (1978)
  • Bob Milkovich (1979)
  • Mike Tice (1979–1980)
  • Brent Dewitz (1981)
  • Boomer Esiason (1981–1983)
  • Stan Gelbaugh (1984–1985)
  • Frank Reich (1984)
  • Dan Henning (1986–1987)
  • Neil O'Donnell (1988–1989)
  • Scott Zolak (1990)
  • Jim Sandwisch (1991)
  • John Kaleo (1991–1992)
  • Scott Milanovich (1993–1995)
  • Kevin Foley (1993–1994)
  • Brian Cummings (1995–1997)
  • Ken Mastrole (1996–1998)
  • Randall Jones (1998)
  • Latrez Harrison (1999)
  • Calvin McCall (1999–2000)
  • Shaun Hill (2000–2001)
  • Scott McBrien (2002–2003)
  • Joel Statham (2004–2005)
  • Sam Hollenbach (2004–2006)
  • Jordan Steffy (2007–2008)
  • Chris Turner (2007–2009)
  • Jamarr Robinson (2009–2010)
  • Danny O'Brien (2010–2011)
  • C. J. Brown (2011, 2013–2014)
  • Perry Hills (2012, 2015–2016)
  • Caleb Rowe (2012–2013, 2015)
  • Shawn Petty (2012)
  • Tyrrell Pigrome (2016–2019)
  • Max Bortenschlager (2016–2017)
  • Kasim Hill (2017–2018)
  • Ryan Brand (2017)
  • Josh Jackson (2019)
  • Taulia Tagovailoa (2020–2023)
  • Lance LeGendre (2020)
  • Billy Edwards Jr. (2022-2023)
  • v
  • t
  • e
Albany / Indiana Firebirds starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
Columbus / Cleveland Thunderbolts starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
San Jose SaberCats starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
Las Vegas Sting / Anaheim Piranhas starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
New York CityHawks / New England Sea Wolves / Toronto Phantoms starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pittsburgh Gladiators / Tampa Bay Storm starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
Tampa Bay Storm ArenaBowl XVII champions
  • v
  • t
  • e
Austin Wranglers starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
Los Angeles Avengers starting quarterbacks
  • v
  • t
  • e
Buffalo / Columbus Destroyers starting quarterbacks