Darrin Kenney joined the Chestnut Hill College sprint football staff as the offensive line coach prior to the inaugural 2015 season, bringing with him more than two decades of playing and coaching experience.
Kenney spent 10 years as a lineman in the Arena Football League (AFL), starting with the 1993 season as a member of the Tampa Bay Storm, who captured the Arena Bowl that year. He then moved on to the Albany Firebirds (1994-1996), helping to bring an American Conference title (1994) and Eastern Division crown (1995) and maintaining a positive presence in the community by presenting programs for fire safety, drug prevention, and good sportsmanship.
He was part of another Arena Bowl title in 1997 as a member of the Arizona Rattlers, where he served as team captain in 1999 and 2000. After a season as the offensive line coach at Lycoming College, his alma mater, Kenney joined the San Jose Sabercats for a successful three-year term (2001-2003) that included a pair of Western Conference championships (2001 and 2002) and an Arena Bowl title in 2002. He was a team captain when the in 2002 and 2003, was named the franchise’s Lineman of the Year all three seasons, and earned recognition as a nominee for the AFL’s 15th Anniversary Team.
Following the conclusion of his playing career, Kenney spent three seasons as a line coach and Assistant Director of Player Personnel for the AFL’s Nashville Kats (2004-2006), then served in the same capacity for the Grand Rapids Rampage (2007-2009), for whom he scouted and evaluated prospects from a variety of leagues, coordinated both lines, and assisted the head coach in implementing plans for all three phases of the game. Kenney worked a year as a broadcaster for the Arena Football League’s Philadelphia Soul in 2004.
Since 2010, Kenney has been a store manager at TD Bank in Philadelphia. He graduated from Lycoming College in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications and broadcast journalism and currently resides in Chalfont, Pennsylvania.
Â
