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22 • The Beacon January 23 , 2025
McKee selected to lead River View ’ s football program
Tyler McKee
Tyler McKee was named River View High School ’ s next varsity head football coach during the Jan . 14 school board meeting .
“ He is a River View graduate who has several years of coaching experience here from the elementary level to even serving as interim head coach ,” Superintendent Chuck Rinkes said .
Fifteen people applied for the position , and Rinkes said McKee was one of three they chose to interview .
“ We are very excited to have Mr . Tyler McKee as our new head football
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BF-246764 coach for Black Bear Nation ,” Rinkes said . “ Tyler has a plan to build this program from the ground up . We believe that Tyler has what it takes to get student-athletes on the field , compete at a high level and eventually turn this program into a success , both on the field and off the field .”
McKee graduated from River View in 2007 and played football for four years under coach Jeff Cook .
“ It ’ s an exciting day to be a Black Bear ,” McKee said . “ My wife asked me about 20 minutes after the post for this position went up if I ’ d applied yet and what I was waiting for . This has always been a dream of mine . This is not a steppingstone to something else .”
He loves the team aspect of football and the fact it takes all 11 people on the field and those on the sidelines to make things happen . McKee also believes football can prepare kids for more than just a Friday night game .
“ Football is a game of life ,” he said . “ When you get knocked down , you have to get back up and dust yourself off .”
McKee has coached for a total of 13 years and has worked at every level within the program , from
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Tyler McKee is pictured with his wife Chelsea , son Kolten , and daughters Kinsley and Kobie .
starting first grade and second grade flag football to working with the varsity team . He wants to make sure everyone on all levels shares the same vision and works together to move the whole football program forward .
“ Some people might be asked to step into different coaching positions , but I don ’ t see one spot as any more important than the next ,” McKee said . “ It ’ s all about the kids and building them up .”
He plans to sit down with the players to make sure they understand where he is coming from and why he plans to do things a certain way .
“ When I applied , I started typing my plans ,” McKee said . “ This is 18 years of planning . I
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jsellers @ alonovus . com watched the coaches that came before me . None of this is original . It ’ s taking their success and failures and molding them to the way I want to do things . I ’ m pretty excited by the amount of people who have shown interest at helping on any level . We are all going to look alike with gear and clothing and share the same philosophy .”
McKee is the owner of McKee ’ s Mancave Barbershop in Coshocton . He and his wife have three children who attend River View Schools . They reside in the Warsaw area .
“ This feels like a dream come true for me ,” McKee said . “ This is about more than football . It ’ s about the kids , the schools and the things we can do in the community . I ’ ve won football at River View at every level , but my biggest wins are when former players invite you to their wedding , call or message you to tell you about the impact you made on their lives , or reach out to you because they need someone to talk to .
“ People are rallying around this program and want to turn it around and get it going in the right direction . Jeff Cook taught us that football is about building up young men . It ’ s more than just a game .”