North Carolina State University Athletics
Diaz Named Defensive Coach
2/13/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Feb. 13, 2002
NC State head football coach Chuck Amato has hired Manny Diaz as a full-time coach for the Wolfpack staff. Diaz, who has spent the past two years as a defensive graduate assistant, will coach a position to be determined at a later date.
"Manny is a very talented young coach with a great deal of enthusiasm," said Amato. "He has been very loyal to me for last five years, both at NC State and at Florida State, and I know that he will be a great asset to this program. He has a bright future in the coaching field."
Diaz has spent the last two seasons working with the Wolfpack linebackers, running the offensive scout team in practice, assisting coaches with special team preparation, breaking down opponent's offensive game film, preparing scouting reports and overseeing computer scouting programs. He came to NC State after a three-year stint working in various capacities with the Florida State football program.
With the Wolfpack , Diaz has also served as assistant camp director for the Chuck Amato football camps every summer. He also started the Wolfpack Leadership Council, a committee made up of NC State football players to give them a voice on campus and to help develop their leadership skills.
Diaz's involvement with college football began as a volunteer in the recruiting office at Florida State in 1997. He helped maintain a high school video tape library, assisted with database entry, and helped with game day recruiting operations. In 1998 Diaz was promoted to defensive cinematographer, which included breaking down opponent's offensive game film, prepared scouting reports, oversaw computer scouting reports and also filmed FSU's practices.
Before getting into coaching at Florida State, Diaz worked from the ESPN production staff out of Bristol, Conn. He worked on NFL shows (NFL Countdown and NFL Primetime), where he produced short features, logged game film, and produced clips for on-air analysts.
Diaz earned his B.S. degree in communications from Florida State in 1995. He and his wife, Stephanie, have one son, Colin (4). His father, also named Manny, was elected the Mayor of the City of Miami, Fla., in November.
