Episode #22- Dr. Thomas Stallworth, long-time strength and conditioning coach; Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Thomas Stallworth is in his first season as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). Stallworth came to the Falcons after three seasons with the New York Football Giants. Prior to his time with the Giants, he was the Head Strength and Conditioning coach at Western Kentucky University. Prior to his stint at WKU, Stallworth spent one season as the head strength and conditioning coach at Fresno State. Prior to Fresno State, Stallworth spent time at Texas Tech after a season at North Carolina State. Stallworth was the associate head strength and conditioning coach for three seasons at Mississippi State. That included the program's best season in 2014, when the Bulldogs rose to No. 1 in the Associated Press poll behind the play of quarterback Dak Prescott and earned their first Orange Bowl berth since 1941. Stallworth has coached NFL players at all his collegiate coaching stops. Stallworth previously worked as the head strength coach at FCS schools Grambling State (2008-11) and South Carolina State (2004-08). Stallworth was a linebacker at the University of Tennessee from 1997-2001, a period in which the Volunteers played in five bowl games, won 2 SEC conference championships, and won the 1998 national championship. Stallworth earned his Doctor of Psychology in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Arizona Global Campus, his master's degree in Sport Administration from the University of Tennessee, and his bachelor's degree in Sports Management from the University of Tennessee. His email is [email protected].