Gregory R. Mohns (May 1, 1950 – July 25, 2012) was a football executive and coach who served as the assistant general manager and director of player personnel of theToronto Argonauts until February 19, 2010.
Mohns was born inPasadena, California[1] an offensive lineman atBradley University from 1968 to 1969 andBaker University from 1970 to 1971. He was a graduate assistant atOklahoma State University in 1972. In 1973, he was hired as a full-time assistant coach until June 1977. Mohns was hired as an assistant coach atArizona State byFrank Kush from 1977 to 1980. In 1980, Mohns became the head coach atVentura College, where he posted a 15–5–2 overall record in his two season as head coach. Mohns was hired by theKansas City Chiefs as a talent scout in 1983.[2] Mohns became the Chiefs' Coordinator of Pro Scouting in 1986 when the team made its first playoff appearance since 1971. Greg began hisCanadian Football League career in 1991 as theHamilton Tiger-Cats Director of Player Personnel. From 1992 to 1994, he was the team's assistant general manager. Mohns served as the director of player personnel for theMemphis Mad Dogs in 1995 before becoming the assistant general manager and director of football operations for theToronto Argonauts in 1996. Mohns was part of the Argos turnaround from 4-14 to 15-3 and a win in the84th Grey Cup.
In 1998, Mohns joined the B.C. Lions as an assistant to team presidentGlen Ringdal. When his friendAdam Rita made the move to general manager, Mohns became the Lions' head coach. Mohns' Lions went 22–12 in his 34 games as head coach, giving him the second highest winning percentage in Lions history at the time. He currently ranks third all-time in winning percentage Mohns served as the director of player personnel forSan Francisco Demons during theXFL's only season. He returned to Toronto in 2003 as the director of football operations and player personnel. In 2005, Mohns was promoted to assistant general manager. He served this role until 2010. Mohns was the director of player personnel for the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks at his time of death on July 25, 2012 of throat cancer, he was 62.[3]
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Result | |||
| BC | 1998 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 3rd in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in the Division Semifinals | |
| BC | 1999 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 1st in West Division | 0 | 1 | Lost in the Division Finals | |
| BC | 2000 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 3rd in East Division | – | – | Resigned to take post in XFL | |
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura Pirates(Western State Conference)(1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Ventura | 7–2–2 | 6–0–2 | 1st | L Mission Bowl | ||||
| 1981 | Ventura | 8–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | L SoCal Bowl | ||||
| Ventura: | 15–5–2 | 11–1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–5–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||