Dino Kaklis is in his third year at Bluefield College.
Prior to Bluefield College he served on the staff at North Carolina A&T and was defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at the University of Virginia Wise when Dewey Lusk was head coach (2014-15). He also served as head coach at Bethel University (Tennessee) from 2003-11. Kaklis had an outstanding collegiate playing career at Purdue University where he was a four-year starter for the Boilermakers.
Coach Kaklis is married to Nicole Chicklo Kaklis, and the couple have two daughters, Isabella and Gabriella.
AWARDS AND COACHING HONORS
81 Academic All-Conference players
12 All-Americans
4 Conference Players of the Year
6 Conference Championships
4 Mid-South Conference West Division Coach of the YearÂ
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year for NAIA in 2006 and 2007
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