A seasoned tight ends coach, Dan Parady joined the New Haven coaching staff prior to the 2022 season, working with the tight ends.
Parady is no stranger to the Northeast-10 Conference, spending 15 years of his career on the coaching staff at crosstown rival Southern Connecticut State University where he worked with the tight ends, wide receivers and running backs during his career.
Additionally, Parady is a 1991 graduate of SCSU, playing four seasons with the Owls, racking up eight touchdowns and finishing two seasons second on the team among receivers. He wrapped up his career with the Owls a two-time All-New England tight end, earning the distinction following the 1991 and 1992 season. Prior to his collegiate career, Parady was an All-State middle linebacker at Notre Dame West Haven. In 2021, he was inducted into the New Haven Gridiron Hall of Fame for success encompassing his high school and collegiate career.
In addition to his time strolling the sidelines at Southern Connecticut, Parady has previous collegiate stops at Marist, Maine Maritime Academy and Trinity College. While at Marist, he helped lead the Red Foxes to the 1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship.
Additionally, Parady coached for three years in France's professional league. As the defensive coordinator of AIX-En-Province, he played an integral role in an undefeated season (12-0 in 1995) and an appearance in EuroBowl X in 1996 - which came on the heels of a national championship.Â
He has also coached among the Connecticut High School ranks with stops in Oxford, Seymore, Sheehan and at his alma mater, Notre Dame of West Haven.
A 1992 graduate of SCSU, Parady also holds a master’s degree from the University of New England. He and his wife, Heather, reside in Bethany, Conn. with their daughters Rose, Lily and Holly.
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