He’s a nine-time Pro Bowler who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this August.
You can now add head coach to Alan Faneca’s resume.
On Monday Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia announced that the former Steelers guard will take over the reins for retiring coach Bill Stachelski.
Faneca was an assistant coach for the Falcons last season
“I’m excited at the opportunity and I didn’t think I’d be here two years ago when I joined the staff to help out,” Faneca told local station WAVY. “We’re always about community and this is just really an extension of it the way I look at it.”
Faneca played 13 season in the NFL, 10 as a Steelers and helped the team capture its 5th world title in Super Bowl XL.
Faneca was a first round pick of the Steelers in 1998. The LSU star missed one game in his career and was selected to nine consecutive Pro Bowls in his 13 years in the NFL.
Faneca recently revealed that his teammate and friend Hines Ward will induct him into Canton August 8.
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Ward recently joined Florida Atlantic’s football program as a receiver's coach