Kris Diaz

Kris Arthur Diaz (born November 19, 1955) is an American former college football coach and athletic director. He was the head football coach for Bemidji State University from 1989 to 1995 and for Elyria Catholic High School from 1996 to 1997. He was the athletic director for Baldwin Wallace University from 2008 until his retirement in June 2020.

Career Diaz grew up in Amherst, Ohio, and attended Marion L. Steele High School. He graduated in 1974. After one season, he joined Friends as the team's offensive coordinator under first-year head coach Dale Liston who was the defensive coordinator for Akron during Diaz's stint with the team. In 1983, Diaz was hired as the offensive line coach for Moorhead State under head coach Ross Fortier. During his six-year run as the teams line coach he was a member of two Northern Intercollegiate Conference (NIC) championships including a trip to the NAIA Division I quarterfinals in his last season in 1988.

In 1989, Diaz was hired as the head football coach for Bemidji State as the successor to John Peterson. Diaz inherited a team that came off of a 1–9 season and brought them to a 4–5 record in his first season. He was named NIC Coach of the Year following the season. Over the next five seasons his team would not win more than two games. His best season during that five-year stretch was in 1991 when he led the team to a 2–7 record. In his last season in 1995, he led the team to a 3–7 record and was named NSIC Coach of the Year. Diaz resigned following the season, stating "personal reasons" as the reason. with his best season coming in his first when they finished 4–5.

In 1996, Diaz was hired as the head football coach for Elyria Catholic High School. He maintained the position for two seasons. In 1998, he rejoined his alma mater, Baldwin–Wallace, as an assistant coach under head coaches Bob Packard and John Snell.

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