“Liam didn’t have a choice,” said Tim Coen. “Football was in his DNA ... his first year as LaSalle’s head coach after leaving Salve Regina — opted to keep him with his class on ...

Tim Coen, who coached at Salve Regina and La Salle Academy ... an overnight sensation with the Giants, Coen played Arena Football briefly before trading his cleats for a clipboard.

Coen credits his father, a former college and high school football coach ... His father, Tim, the former head coach at Salve Regina, La Salle Academy and Portsmouth High, still tops the list.

“Liam didn’t have a choice,” said Tim Coen. “Football was in his DNA ... but Tim — then in his first year as LaSalle’s head coach after leaving Salve Regina — opted to keep him with his class on the ...

“Liam hung with me when I drew up formations all the time,” said Tim Coen, 71, a lifelong football coach at various high schools and one NAIA college in Rhode Island, including a four-year ...