July 18, 2024
Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Brock Marion Named As The Villages Defensive Backs Coach
By Kyle Coppola
Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Brock Marion Named As The Villages Defensive Backs Coach
The Villages Charter High School has made a significant addition to its coaching staff, hiring Brock Marion, a 12-year NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl Champion, as their new defensive back coach. Marion, who played for the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, and Detroit Lions, brings an unparalleled level of experience and expertise to an already talented roster of Buffalo coaches and players.
(Brock Marion in his Cowboys uniform. He would win the 1994 and 1996 Super Bowls with the Cowboys: Photo Credit – Beckett)
Brock Marion, brother of Villages running backs coach Todd Marion, hails from California and played college football at the University of Nevada. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 1993 NFL Draft with the 196th overall pick. Marion’s illustrious NFL career includes three Pro Bowl appearances and two Super Bowl championships, secured in 1994 and 1996 with the Dallas Cowboys.
At 54 years old, Coach Marion transitions to The Villages following his recent role as the defensive backs coach with the Michigan Panthers and a coaching stint with the Memphis Showboats in 2023. His extensive experience is expected to significantly bolster the defense of The Villages Charter High School’s football team.
(Brock Marion most recently was the defensive backs coach for the Michigan Panthers of the UFL.)
In addition to Marion, The Villages has also welcomed former quarterback Landon Noe, a 2017 graduate, and Asiantii Woulard to the coaching staff. These new hires, combined with the seasoned leadership of longtime head coach Richard Pettus, position The Villages for a promising 2024 season. Pettus, no stranger to cultivating talent, is enthusiastic about the potential these additions bring to the program.
With Marion’s NFL pedigree and the fresh perspectives of Noe and Woulard, The Villages Charter High School’s football team is poised for an exciting season. We won’t have to wait long to see The Villages play, the first game is just about one month away.
Photo Credit – VHS Athletics
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
