Holy Family hires prominent football coaches Dan O'Brien, Dave Nelson and Jeff Ferguson
Dan O'Brien, who spent nearly a decade in the Gophers football program and since then has coached St. Thomas Academy, is the new head football coac...
Dan O'Brien, who spent nearly a decade in the Gophers football program and since then has coached St. Thomas Academy, is the new head football coach at Holy Family, the school announced Thursday. He'll have well-experienced help. Dave Nelson, coach of high school state champions at Blaine and Minnetonka, and Jeff Ferguson, who led Totino-Grace to eight state championships, will be two of his assistant coaches. Both are members of the Minnesota Football Coaches Hall of Fame. They'll be on hand when Holy Family, which went 0-9 the past two seasons and last had a winning season in 2018, opens a new athletic complex in fall 2023.