Early Years
Born in Omaha, Tormey grew up in Spokane and played high school football at Gonzaga Prep under longtime head coach Bill Frazier (1908-2000). After graduation in 1973, he played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow. Tormey had a standout sophomore season in 1974 for the Vandals under first-year head coach Ed Troxel, but incurred a knee injury in final game of the season which required surgery. He redshirted in 1975 and returned in 1976 and was named the team's outstanding defensive player. Tormey was all-conference (Big Sky) in 1976 at defensive end and at outside linebacker in 1977. Idaho changed from a five-man defensive line (5-2 defense) to a 4-3 after the 1976 season. Tormey completed his bachelor's degree in education in 1978.
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