Stacey Hairston


Stacey Hairston is an American former gridiron football coach and player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio, in 2017. Hairston was head football coach at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio from 2013 until 2016. He served as the interim head coach at Ohio Northern University for one season, in 2003.

College career

Hairston played college football and was on the diving team at Ohio Northern University.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Hairston was with the Dallas Cowboys for the 1989 season.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

From 1990 to 1992 Hairston played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Seattle Seahawks

Hairston spent a brief period of time with the Seattle Seahawks in 1993, but was waived.

Cleveland Browns

Hairston played for the Cleveland Browns for the 1993 season and 1994 season.

Coaching career

For the vast majority of his career Hairston was a coach at Ohio Northern University culminating as being named interim head coach in 2003. Hairston has also been on the coaching staff of the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football league and of Bluefield College.
Hairston was also the women's golf coach at Ohio Northern and is a six handicap as a player.

Wilmington

Hairston became the coach at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio for the 2013 season, which plays in the Ohio Athletic Conference. In his first two seasons, the Quakers compiled a record of 0–20. Hairston's first victory as head coach of Wilmington came in first game of the 2015 season, a 14–10 win over non-conference opponent Bluffton. His teams lost every game remaining that year and were winless the following season, in 2016. Hairston resigned from his post at Wilmington on November 18, 2016, having collected record of 1–39 over four seasons with no wins in conference play.