Hilbert College Athletics

John Noel recently served as the defensive coordinator at Erie Community College after two stops working with semi-professional football teams. 

Noel was the vice president of player personnel and defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the River City Raider (St. Charles, MO) Indoor Professional Football league (2015-16) after he served as an assistant coach for the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the Areana Football League (2006-07). 

The Missouri native got his first taste of coaching at NAIA Cumberland University (TN), where he did a little bit of everything right out of the gate.   He spent another ten years coaching, teaching, and serving as an athletic administrator at Missouri Military Academy, Layman Ward Military Academy (AL) and Westminster Christian Academy (AL) before jumping into the professional leagues

Noel earned a History degree with a minor in education from Central Methodist College in 2000.  He will collect his graduate degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University in the Fall 2023 semester.