(1955-05-01) May 1, 1955 (age 69) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1977
Idaho
Position(s)
Defensive end, outside linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1979
Gonzaga Prep (WA) (assistant)
1980–1981
Washington (GA)
1982–1983
Idaho (DL)
1984–1992
Washington (TE/OLB/secondary)
1993–1994
Washington (DC)
1995–1999
Idaho
2000–2003
Nevada
2004–2008
Washington (LB/RC)
2009–2010
Hawaii (ST/secondary)
2011
Washington State (LB)
2012–2013
Wyoming (DC)
2014
South Whidbey HS (WA)
2015
Montreal Alouettes (LB)
2016–2018
BC Lions (LB)
2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders (LB)
2020
Ottawa Redblacks (LB)
Head coaching record
Overall
49–54 (college)
Bowls
1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Big West (1998)
Awards
2× All-Big Sky (1976–1977) Big West Coach of the Year (1998)
Christopher Joseph Tormey (born May 1, 1955) is a former American football coach.
Formerly the head coach at Nevada and Idaho (his alma mater), Tormey was an assistant coach for 16 seasons at Washington (1984–94 & 2004–08); he also spent two seasons there as a graduate assistant (1980–81). He returned to the high school level in 2014 as the head coach at South Whidbey in Langley, Washington.[1][2] then moved up to CFL as an assistant in 2015.
^"Chris Tormey, longtime Husky assistant, to coach at South Whidbey". Seattle Times. May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
^Watanabe, Ben (May 10, 2014). "Ex-college coach takes over Falcon football". South Whidbey Record. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
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