Assistant Coach
Tormey had a brief stop with the Washington Redskins of the NFL in 1978, then began his coaching career as a high school assistant back at Gonzaga Prep, where he also taught geography. In 1980 his collegiate coaching career began as a graduate assistant at Washington in Seattle, a position he left in 1982 to coach the defensive line at his alma mater, serving under newly-hired Idaho Vandals' head coach Dennis Erickson.
After two years on the Palouse, Tormey returned to the Huskies in Seattle, where he would remain for 11 seasons, 1984-94, coaching tight ends, linebackers, and the secondary for Don James and Jim Lambright. UW shared the national championship (with Miami) in 1991. For the 1994 season Tormey was named acting defensive coordinator.
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