Tommy Buzzo is entering his sixth year as the Defensive Coordinator at Emory & Henry College. He will continue to work with the team's linebackers after previously coaching in the defensive backfield.

Last spring, Buzzo led a defensive unit which only allowed 203 yards per game including 40 rushing yards. Jay Swegheimer was named a D3football.com Second-Team All-American as well as the Lou Wacker ODAC Defensive Player of the Year as a total of five players on the defensive side of the ball were named all-conference.

Two years ago, Buzzo saw Ivan Phillips and Grayson Overstreet named to the All-ODAC First and Second Teams, respectively. In 2018, Justin Banks was an all-league second-teamer in the secondary.

Buzzo joined Emory & Henry after spending four seasons as the Head Football Coach at Brooke Point High School in Stafford, Virginia where he led the Blackhawks to four-straight appearances in the VHSL 5A State Playoffs. He served for two seasons as the linebackers coach and co-Defensive Coordinator at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, a member of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference.

Buzzo was the Head Coach at Liberty High School in Bealeton, Virginia for 11 years where he was a four-time district coach of the year and twice served as a coach for the VHSCA State All-Star Game. Prior to his entrance into the coaching world, Buzzo worked for the Roanoke City Police for six-and-a-half years as a uniform officer and a narcotics investigator.

A native of Bluefield, West Virginia, Buzzo played college football at Glenville State University and Concord College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concord in 1993. He holds a master's degree in educational administration from Shenandoah University, which he earned in 2002.

-8/22/2023