In
1991
he was the offensive coordinator of the
ArenaBowl
Champion
Tampa Bay Storm
. When
Fran Curci
left to coach the
Cincinnati Rockers
, he was named the team's new head coach, vice president and general manager. In
1993
he coached the Storm to a 51–31 victory over the
Detroit Drive
in
ArenaBowl VII
. He compiled a 35–12 record and three consecutive postseason appearances while in Tampa. He also owns the distinction of being the winning head coach of the AFL’s only All-Star Game.
In 1995, he was assigned by the
WLAF
to be the
Scottish Claymores
first head coach. However, just days before their first game against Rhein, Kuharich was dismissed and replaced by former Boise State head coach
Jim Criner
.
He returned to the AFL in
1996
as head coach of the
Connecticut Coyotes
. The team finished 2–12 and folded at year's end. He was hired to coach the expansion
New York CityHawks
in
1997
. He was fired after coaching the team to a 2–12 record.