Dana Dimel re-joins Kansas State football staff
Feb 11, 2005 | Football
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Head Coach Bill Snyder announced Friday afternoon that Dana Dimel has been added to the Kansas State coaching staff as an offensive graduate assistant.
The hire marks Dimel's second tour of duty with the Wildcats. A 1986
During Dimel's coaching tenure at K-State, he mentored 11 offensive linemen who went on to sign NFL contracts. He was also instrumental in developing All-Americans Barrett Brooks, Jim Hmielewski and Quentin Neujahr along with all-conference selections Jason Johnson, Todd Weiner and Ryan Young.
In 1997, Dimel became the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I when he was named head coach at the
Dimel spent three years at
Considered one of the nation's most successful young head coaches at the time, Dimel led the Cowboys to eight-win seasons in both 1998 and 1999 before being named head coach at the University of Houston, where he guided the Cougars' football program from 2000-2002.
A native of
The Dana Dimel File
1985-86 Offensive Lineman,
1987-88 Offensive Graduate Assistant,
1989-94 Assistant Coach/Offensive Line,
1995-96 Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line,
1997-99 Head Coach,
2000-02 Head Coach, Houston
