Tony Sparano
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| Tony Sparano | |
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| Date of birth | October 7, 1961 |
| Place of birth | West Haven, CT |
| Position(s) | Head Coach |
| College | New Haven |
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| 1984-1987 1988 1989-1993 1994-1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003-2007 2008-present |
New Haven (OL coach) Boston University (OL coach) Boston University (OC) New Haven (HC) Cleveland Browns (Offensive Quality Control Coach) Cleveland Browns (OL coach) Washington Redskins (TEs coach) Jacksonville Jaguars (TEs coach) Dallas Cowboys (OL/Assist. HC) Miami Dolphins (head coach) |
Tony Sparano (born October 7, 1961 in West Haven, Connecticut) is the current head coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He previously spent five seasons as an assistant for the Dallas Cowboys. He has over 20 years of college and NFL coaching experience[1].
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[edit] New Haven
Sparano is a 1982 graduate of the University of New Haven, where he was a four-year letterman and starting center for the New Haven Chargers. From 1994-1998 Sparano served as head football coach for his alma mater.
[edit] In the media
Tony was featured in a segment of ESPN's SportsCenter where they made light of his name being so close to fictional TV mobster Tony Soprano. Sportscaster Kenny Mayne and Sparano himself reenacted the now infamous final scene of the HBO program The Sopranos. Cameos in the segment were made by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, tight end Jason Witten, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and even by members of the cast of The Sopranos.
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| Preceded by Cam Cameron |
Miami Dolphins Head Coach 2008-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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