Dan Dalrymple Position: Assistant Coach - Strength/Conditioning

Recently inducted into the Miami Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002, Dan Dalrymple has not only been a key to Miami's recent success on the gridiron, but he contributes to the success of all Miami teams.

Dalrymple is in his 16th year as a member of the Miami coaching staff and his 15th season as director of athletic conditioning, a program he has built from the ground up. He and his staff devise the demanding and intense workouts for all of Miami's athletic teams.

Last offseason, Dalrymple had an opportunity to move to Colorado in to join Gary Barnett's staff but opted to remain at his alma mater and was elevated to the title of Assistant Athletic Director.

A 1988 graduate, Dalrymple was a four-year starter as a dominant offensive lineman for Miami from 1983-86. He was a first-team all-MAC selection in 1985 and 1986 and also earned honorable mention all-America accolades. Dalrymple was a tri-captain on the 1986 Miami team that won the MAC championship and played in the California Bowl against San Jose State.

One of five offensive linemen tabbed for the squad, Dalrymple was named to the Cincinnati Enquirer's all-20th Century Miami football team.

Dalrymple signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 1987. When he did not make the team's final roster, he returned to Miami as a student assistant coach on the prestigious Cradle of Coaches Association Scholarship. He then served as a graduate assistant on the 1988 coaching staff before assuming duties as the offensive line coach and strength coach in 1989. He was named strength and conditioning coordinator in December of 1989.

Dalrymple is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is also certified as a Level 1 (Club) Coach by USA Weightlifting. Recently, he also received certification as a master strength and conditioning coach by the Collegeiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Dalrymple serves as the director of the Ohio Strength and Conditioning Association.

A highly sought clinician and speaker, he was named the Mid-American Conference Strength Coach of the Year by the NSCA and was a finalist for the National Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2003.

Dan and his wife, Susan, reside in Oxford.