Cleveland Gladiators coaches

John Coleman Hufnagel (born September 13, 1951) is the president and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was previously the Stampeders' head coach and played quarterback for fifteen professional seasons in the CFL and National Football League. Prior to his hiring to the Stampeders on December 3, 2007, he was the offensive coordinator of the New York Giants of the NFL.

Lee Johnson is an arena football coach and former offensive lineman and defensive lineman. He played his college football at the University of Missouri, and was an AFL offensive lineman and defensive lineman from 1995 to 1996. He has been a football coach since 1997. After being the defensive coordinator for the Orlando Predators from 2010 to 2011, he became the San Antonio Talons head coach in 2011.

Dominic Jones (born January 18, 1987) is a former American football defensive back. He played college football at the University of Minnesota before being dismissed from the program and transferring to Otterbein College. He attended Brookhaven High School in Columbus, Ohio. Jones is a registered sex offender.

Ron James (born April 28, 1964) is an arena football coach who is currently the head coach of the Atlantic City Blackjacks of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Siena College. He has been a football coach since 1986. Before becoming the Blackjacks' head coach for their inaugural 2019 season, James coached for the Las Vegas Gladiators from 2005 to 2006, the Utah Blaze from 2009 to 2013, the Pittsburgh Power in 2014, the Portland Steel in 2016, and the Tampa Bay Storm in 2017.

Jedd Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an American football coach. He is currently the quarterbacks coach, wide receivers coach, and passing game coordinator for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team. Fisch has served several stints as an assistant coach in both the professional (NFL) and collegiate (NCAA) ranks.

Timothy Cheatwood (born November 5, 1978) is an arena football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at The Ohio State University, and was a linebacker in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2002 to 2007. He then played in the AFL as a linebacker from 2010 to 2013.

Steve Thonn (pronounced TUN) is an American football coach. He was previously was a head coach in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage and Cleveland Gladiators. Thonn is also a former AFL player. He played WR/DB for the Chicago Bruisers (1988) and the Albany Firebirds (1990–1993). He was the offensive coordinator of the Georgia Force from 2004 to 2007 before being hired as the Rampage head coach.

Joseph Lawrence (Lary) Kuharich, Jr. (born December 20, 1945) is a former American football coach who was most recently the offensive coordinator of the Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers. He is the son of former Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Philadelphia Eagles head football coach Joe Kuharich and the brother of former New Orleans Saints General Manager Bill Kuharich.

Joseph Charles Moss (April 19, 1930 – January 31, 2023) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Maryland and professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Washington Redskins. Moss served as head coach for the Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Brian Partlow is the Offensive Coordinator of the Cleveland Gladiators in the Arena Football League. He is the former Head Coach for the Austin Wranglers where he had a career record of 4-12, including a 0-0 mark in the postseason. He spent the 2006, 2005, and 2004 seasons as the offensive coordinator of the Colorado Crush. The Crush won the ArenaBowl championship in 2005. Partlow led one of the top ranked offenses in the league helping WR Damien Harrell win offensive player of the year in 2005 and 2006 while breaking the single season record for receiving touchdowns. In 2003, 2002, 2001, and 2000 Partlow coached for the Indiana/Albany Firebirds in the Arena Football League spending two seasons as the offensive coordinator. Partlow also has experience coaching college football including stops at The College of William and Mary, Shenandoah College, and Randolph Macon College.