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 Set to begin his 10th year
with the Falcon coaching staff, Caines has
done a phenomenal job with the offensive
linemen. In the past six seasons, 15 of the
19 sophomore offensive linemen have earned
Division I scholarships. All in all, he has
sent 31 linemen on, with 17 of them going to
Division I schools. Caines came to Cerritos
College with plenty of community college
experience, although he had been the head
coach at Hacienda Heights Wilson High School
for two seasons before coming to Cerritos
College. He spent three years as a coach at
Mt. San Antonio College, where he handled
the inside linebacker duties, and even
produced an All-American. In 1996, he led
Wilson High to the league championship, as
well as the CIF Championship and a 14-0
record. He began his coaching career at
Bishop Amat High School, where he spent
three seasons as their defensive line coach.
Caines, who was a very good
football player in his day, graduated from
Damien High School, where he was a two-way
starter at linebacker and tight end on their
1982 CIF Championship team and earned
All-CIF honors as a senior. He then attended
Taft Junior College and earned 2nd Team
All-State honors as the Cougars won the 1984
National Championship. Caines then received
a scholarship to Long Beach State and led
the 49'ers in tackles and was their Captain.
In his senior season (1988), he earned 2nd
Team All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association
honors. The following year, he signed a free
agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
Caines graduated from Cal
State Long Beach in 1989 with a degree in
Physical Education and went on to earn his
Master’s degree in Education from Azusa
Pacific University in 1995.
During his coaching career,
Caines has produced several very good
players at both the high school and
community college level, including former
Falcon offensive lineman Tupe Peko, who was
drafted by the New York Jets and is now with
the Green Bay Packers and Anthony Guerrero,
who was a starting guard for the Florida
Gators and is now in the Arena Football
League.
Tom and his wife of 16 years
Stacy, reside in La Habra and have three
children - Justin, who is 12, while Dillan
is seven and Bobby is six. |
