Staff

National Team

Jim Collins

Heach Coach - Dir of Operations

Coach Jim Collins has been a SPIRAL Bowsl Head Coach and defensive coordinator and Director of Coaches/ Operations since its inception in 2010. Jim was mentored and coached under the tutelage of NFL Award-winning Coach Mike Stock (Green Bay Packers) and took over reigns in Head Coaching the Tropical Bowl's National Team in 2019. He is an award-winning coach and has been recognized by the NFL’s New York Giants as Coach of the Week (JP Stevens) in New Jersey. Jim also has acted as the scouting liaison and oversees the NFL scouting meetings and interviews at the Tropical Bowl and all SPIRAL Bowls.. He has been instrumental in the logistics support of the our bowl weekends from a scouting and coaching perspective. We are extremely excited to have Jim back at the TROPICAL BOWL.

Marvin Jones

DC/ DL Coach (Fromer NY Jet, FSU Butkus Award Winner)

Kevin Moritis

Defensive Coach (Defense University)

Darold Williams

WB/WR Coach

Chenell “SoHo” Tillman-Brooks

DB/ST Coach (Lo Locust Award Winner)

"NFL Coach Lori Locust Tropical Bowl Women's Coaching Internship Award Winner"

https://www.tropicalbowl.com/lori-locust-women-s-coaching-internship-award-trop

Coach Chenell “SoHo” Tillman-Brooks

A Chesapeake, Virginia native, a United States Army Veteran, a retired Women’s Football player.

2000-2003 played in the WPFL.

2004, retired from playing and started my coaching career. Spent several years alternating between stints at Offensive and Defensive Coordinator in the women’s game before becoming the Head Coach of the Austin Yellow Jackets from 2014-2017. Being name as the Head Coach for the West All-Stars 2015 & 2016 in the IWFL.

June of 2018 became a Coach at the Manning Passing Academy for Women. August of 2018 became one of the 2 first Female Division I Football Coaching Interns at Dartmouth College under Coach Buddy Teevens.

2018, was a Defensive Coach for the Houston Energy, winning the National Championship.

Currently the Defensive Coordinator for the Virginia Crusaders Men’s Semi-Pro Team.

I have been the subject of a football documentary called Playing with Rage and worked on the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “Run Ricky Run”.

Attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia and Hampton University.

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Dahryll Brown

LB Coach

PJ Gibbs

DB Coach

Eamon White

OL Coach

Mark Lewis

RB Coach

Mike Stock

Coaching Consultant - Special Teams

NFL’s Coach Mike Stock formerly of the Green Bay Packers remains a coaching consultant and Head Coached the Tropical Bowl National Team for 3 years from it's inception in 2016 through 2018. In 1983 he coached the New Jersey Generals offensive backfield, including hall of fame running back Herschel Walker. He then returned to Notre Dame, where he coached wide receivers and running backs through 1986. From 1987 through 1991 he coached special teams, then wide receivers, and finally tight ends for the Cincinnati Bengals. From 1992 through 1994 he coached wide receivers at Ohio State. From 1995 through 2000 he was the special teams coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. From 2001 to 2003 he was the Washington Redskins special teams coach. In 2004 he was the special teams coach for the Saint Louis Rams. For the 2006 through 2010 seasons, he was Head Special Teams Coordinator for the Green Bay Packers.

NFL SPECIAL TEAMS COACH OF THE YEAR RUNNER UP – 2007 GREEN BAY

*NFL SPECIAL TEAMS COACH OF THE YEAR – 1997 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

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American Team

Chris Miller

Head Coach

Chris Miller has served as the Head Football Coach at Seminole High School since 2013. In that time, he has led the Warhawks to their first playoff appearance in over a decade. Lifted the number of players in the program from 17-120. Sent dozens of players off to play college football. Coached current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Brandon Walton. Established youth players and coach’s clinic and coordinated an offense that broke a school record for yardage.

Prior to Seminole, Coach Miller worked for 10 years as a teacher and coach at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg Florida. After two seasons as an assistant, Miller was promoted to Head Coach at the age of 22 – the youngest in Florida. Much like Seminole, Admiral Farragut was a fledging program with only a handful of winning seasons under its belt with no playoff victories in more than 80 seasons. Miller re-energized the program by doubling the roster size, changing the uniforms, installing a new offense and defense while establishing a highly organized, structed environment for his players to thrive in.

Over the course of eight seasons as head coach, Miller recorded a 48-34 record, which included three consecutive playoff appearances and a trip to the Florida State Championship game in 2011.

Over the course of his 18-year coaching career, Coach Miller has:

Coached current LA Charger Rayshawn Jenkins
Coached current Pittsburgh Steeler Brandon Walton
Coached former Chicago Bear Napoleon Maxwell
Send over 60 players off to play college football
Developed 28 county all-stars
Developed 8 All-State players
Coordinated an offense that set school records at 2 high schools
Became the youngest head coach in the state of Florida
Named Coach of the Year by the SFCA (2011)
Became the All-Time wins leader in Admiral Farragut History
Coached in the National Bowl as a WR coach (2018) and Offensive Coordinator (2019)

Miller lives in St. Petersburg, Fla with his wife Sandra and two sons.

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Chris Parker

Offensive Coordinator/ OL

Chris Parker began his coaching career after playing for both Ron Zook and Urban Meyer at the University of Florida. During his time for the Gators, he spent his time as an Interior Offensive Lineman.

Parker is currently going into his 9^th season as Offensive Coordinator at Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida. During his time with the Warhawks he has conducted an offensive attack that has broken several school records. He also mentored Brandon Walton who is currently a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Prior to Seminole, he spent time as an Offensive Coordinator at Boca Ciega High and as an Offensive Line coach at Admiral Farragut Academy. While at Admiral Farragut, he helped a team turnaround that eventually led to a run at a State Championship. He has helped more than a dozen Offensive Lineman achieve their goal of playing at the Collegiate level.

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Keith Holt

Defensive Coordinator

Jeremy Brooks

Defensive Coach

Willie Tillman

WR Coach

Willie Tillman's experience as a football coach throughout his 20 year career is made up of a host of highly respected programs at both the collegiate and professional levels. Since starting out as an assistant at Purdue, Tillman has added the Baltimore Ravens, Florida A&M, Murray State, Valdosta State, Florida Tech and Bethel University to the list of programs where he has contributed his coaching talents.

A native of Melbourne, Florida, Tillman played collegiately at Purdue from 1994-97, where he was a two-year starter and four-year letter winner for the Boilermakers. Tillman graduated from Purdue in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in African American studies and later earned a master’s degree in education and teaching from Bethel University.

Tillman resides in St. Petersburg, Florida with his wife Jenny.

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Kreg Brown

RB Coach

Kreg Brown, graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy in 2007. Went to Florida International University, played Defensive Back Kick return. won the Sun Belt conference and Little Caesar Bowl game in 2010, finished at FIU with a degree in Recreation Sports Management.

coached at the Highschool level at Admiral Farragut as a Defensive Back coach and running back coach. Continued at the High school level, as the Head Strength and conditioning coach at Superior Collegiate Academy.

Brown spent 3 years coaching at the collegiate level with the University of faith, as the Defensive coordinator.

founder and owner of #HGT Hunger Games Training, specializes in hands on training and game development for youth league to the professional level.

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Chris Parker

DB Coach

Currently serving as the Head Coach of the Mississippi Mudcats (National Gridiron League), I have been in coaching since I graduated from Georgetown University (2009). I started at Alma College as the Defensive Backs Coach and Video Director, and have worked several places since including but not limited to the Omaha Nighthawks (UFL), St. Augustine’s University, Shorter University, and the Detroit Lions (NFL). I’ve coached both sides of the ball in my professional career, but cherish being on the defensive side whenever possible.

I believe in fundamental, fast football. I grew up all over the southeast but finished my own prep career at Tucker High School (Tucker, GA) before going on to play 4 years at Georgetown University.

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Brandon Lang

DL Coach

Brandon Lang was born & raised in Atlanta Georgia. A 2004 graduate of Tucker High School, Coach Lang went on to play and graduate from Troy University in 2010. He played 5 years of professional football in the NFL & CFL for the San Diego Chargers, Edmonton Eskimos, & Ottawa Redblacks. Coach Lang is also a servant of God, husband, father, entrepreneur, high school educator and football coach.

Mike Castine

Special Team Coordinator

Coach Castine will coach Special Teams for the American Team. Coach Castine has been coaching Special Teams at the High School Level for 23 years, having played an instrumental role with guiding several players to move on as productive college athletes and the NFL level. Players such as Chris Davis (Florida State/Tennessee Titans), Colin McCarthy (University of Miami/Tennessee Titans), Riley Cooper (University of Florida/Philadelphia Eagles), and Brandon Walton (Florida Atlantic/Pittsburg Steelers) played successful Division I Football and then the NFL, all playing an important part in Coach Castine’s game plan during their high school careers.

Rob Ewing

Special Teams Asst/ Quality Control

Rob resides in Gulfport, Florida with his wife Heather of 25 years. He is a Commercial multi-engine instrument rated pilot and Certified Flight Instructor. Rob is the Director of Aviation at Admiral Farragut Academy where he has been employed since 1998. In addition, he coached football in a variety of roles, concluding with his position as defensive coordinator under head coach Chris Miller for 8 seasons.