I learned a little of the back story this morning about how former Dartmouth coach John Lyons ended up back in NFL Europe this spring as defensive coordinator of the Cologne Centurions. As it turns out, he has Oakland Raiders coach Art Shell to thank.
It went down like this: First the Raiders hired Shell. Shell, in turn, spirited newly appointed Centurions coach Darryl Sims away from Cologne to serve on his staff in Oakland. The void in Germany was filled with the promotion of Dave Duggan from defensive coordinator to head coach on Feb. 21.
Duggan then put in a call to Lyons, who has known the former UNH, Brown and Holy Cross assistant for years and coached with him last spring in NFL Europe. Kimball Union Academy, where Lyons coached last fall and has been working in the athletic department, graciously gave him a leave to coach in Europe.
Lyons and Cologne open the season Saturday against the Hamburg Sea Devils.
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