Darren Arbet (born July 3, 1967) is an
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
head coachA head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
for the
San Jose SaberCatsThe San Jose SaberCats were an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the Arena Football League was Darren Arbet. The team has expressed interest to not fold and is likely to find a...
. He has a career record of 109-45, including 3 titles,
ArenaBowl XVIArenaBowl XVI was played between the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers in San Jose, California on August 18, 2002. A game with considerable expectations given the teams' intense rivalry and respective success that year, the SaberCats surprised everyone by posting the most dominant victory in...
,
ArenaBowl XVIIIArenaBowl XVIII saw the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers competing for the 2004 Arena Football League championship. The game marked the last time the ArenaBowl was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, rather than a neutral site, and 17,391 fans packed the sold-out America West...
, and
ArenaBowl XXIArenaBowl XXI was the 2007 championship game of the Arena Football League and was played at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, July 29 2007. It was the third-ever neutral site title game in league's history and the first held in the state of Louisiana...
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Arbet attended
Edison High SchoolEdison High School is a secondary school located in Stockton, California.-History:Opening in 1941, the school is located in a dense urban area in the southern part of Stockton. Edison High School opened in 1941 at what is now the corner of Charter Way, now called Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and...
in
Stockton, CaliforniaStockton, the county seat of San Joaquin County, is currently the 13th largest city in the U.S. state of California in terms of population and one of the largest in terms of area in the Central Valley. Stockton is located in Northern California south of Sacramento and north of Modesto...
, where he was a standout in
footballHigh school football, referring to the American code in the United States and the Canadian code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries...
and
track & fieldTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
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- In 2002
The 2002 Arena Football League season was the 16th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI.-Standings:* Green indicates clinched playoff berth...
, Arbet became the first African-American head coach to win a pro-football championship in North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
when he coached the SaberCats to a victory at ArenaBowl XVIArenaBowl XVI was played between the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers in San Jose, California on August 18, 2002. A game with considerable expectations given the teams' intense rivalry and respective success that year, the SaberCats surprised everyone by posting the most dominant victory in...
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- His nephew is current AFL player Kevin Arbet
Kevin Arbet is an American football cornerback most recently playing for the Arena Football League's San Jose SaberCats. His uncle, Darren Arbet is the head coach.-Professional career:...
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- His son Dominik Arbet attends Westmont High School
Westmont High School is located in Campbell, California, United States and is part of the Campbell Union High School District. First opened in the fall of 1964, Westmont drew students initially from both Blackford and Campbell High Schools, both of which are now closed...
in Campbell, CaliforniaCampbell is a city in Santa Clara County, California, a suburb of San Jose part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2007 population estimates, Campbell's population is 39,200...
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Darren Arbet (born July 3, 1967) is an
Arena Football LeagueThe Arena Football League was founded in 1987 as an indoor American football by Jim Foster. It was played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster-paced and higher-scoring game...
head coachA head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
for the
San Jose SaberCatsThe San Jose SaberCats were an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They played in the Western Division of the American Conference. Their final coach in the Arena Football League was Darren Arbet. The team has expressed interest to not fold and is likely to find a...
. He has a career record of 109-45, including 3 titles,
ArenaBowl XVIArenaBowl XVI was played between the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers in San Jose, California on August 18, 2002. A game with considerable expectations given the teams' intense rivalry and respective success that year, the SaberCats surprised everyone by posting the most dominant victory in...
,
ArenaBowl XVIIIArenaBowl XVIII saw the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers competing for the 2004 Arena Football League championship. The game marked the last time the ArenaBowl was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, rather than a neutral site, and 17,391 fans packed the sold-out America West...
, and
ArenaBowl XXIArenaBowl XXI was the 2007 championship game of the Arena Football League and was played at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, July 29 2007. It was the third-ever neutral site title game in league's history and the first held in the state of Louisiana...
.
High school years
Arbet attended
Edison High SchoolEdison High School is a secondary school located in Stockton, California.-History:Opening in 1941, the school is located in a dense urban area in the southern part of Stockton. Edison High School opened in 1941 at what is now the corner of Charter Way, now called Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and...
in
Stockton, CaliforniaStockton, the county seat of San Joaquin County, is currently the 13th largest city in the U.S. state of California in terms of population and one of the largest in terms of area in the Central Valley. Stockton is located in Northern California south of Sacramento and north of Modesto...
, where he was a standout in
footballHigh school football, referring to the American code in the United States and the Canadian code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries...
and
track & fieldTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
.
Trivia
- In 2002
The 2002 Arena Football League season was the 16th season of the Arena Football League. The league champions were the San Jose SaberCats, who defeated the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XVI.-Standings:* Green indicates clinched playoff berth...
, Arbet became the first African-American head coach to win a pro-football championship in North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
when he coached the SaberCats to a victory at ArenaBowl XVIArenaBowl XVI was played between the San Jose SaberCats and Arizona Rattlers in San Jose, California on August 18, 2002. A game with considerable expectations given the teams' intense rivalry and respective success that year, the SaberCats surprised everyone by posting the most dominant victory in...
.
- His nephew is current AFL player Kevin Arbet
Kevin Arbet is an American football cornerback most recently playing for the Arena Football League's San Jose SaberCats. His uncle, Darren Arbet is the head coach.-Professional career:...
.
- His son Dominik Arbet attends Westmont High School
Westmont High School is located in Campbell, California, United States and is part of the Campbell Union High School District. First opened in the fall of 1964, Westmont drew students initially from both Blackford and Campbell High Schools, both of which are now closed...
in Campbell, CaliforniaCampbell is a city in Santa Clara County, California, a suburb of San Jose part of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2007 population estimates, Campbell's population is 39,200...
. He was a star on the JV team, winning League MVP honors as a freshman. Also as a freshman, he played on the Westmont Varsity basketball team. During his sophomore year on the Varsity team, Arbet suffered a season ending knee injury during the first game. He is expected to make a full return for his junior year in 2008
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