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This opportunity is something I have dreamed about since my early coaching days at Pitt
Dave Wannstedt hired to coach Pitt Dec 23, 2004
It's time for A.J. to get an opportunity and see what he can do
Bates says Feeley to start against Seattle Nov 15, 2004
I decided to step aside to place the focus where it belongs -- on the football team
Dolphins' Wannstedt resigns Nov 09, 2004
Somebody has to accept the responsibility -- the ultimate responsibility
Dolphins' Wannstedt resigns Nov 09, 2004
It is anticipated that the injury will require surgery that will sideline him for the season
David Boston likely lost for the season Aug 06, 2004
Dave Wannstedt (born May 21, 1952 in Baldwin, Pennsylvania) is current Assistant Heach Coach/Inside Linebackers Coach for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League. He was most recently head coach of the University of Pittsburgh football team, a position he held for six seasons. Wannstedt is also the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears of the NFL. He also was a long-time assistant to Jimmy Johnson with the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Hurricanes, and Oklahoma State Cowboys as well as an associate of Johnson when both were assistants at the University of Pittsburgh in the 1970s.
Wannstedt was born in Baldwin, Pennsylvania and attended Baldwin High School. He earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh playing offensive tackle and blocking for future Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett. After a successful career with the Panthers, he was chosen in the 1974 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, but spent his only NFL season on the injured reserve list with a neck injury.
In 1975, Pitt coach Johnny Majors hired him as a graduate assistant coach. He was on the staff when the Panthers won the 1976 NCAA Division I-A national football championship with a victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in the 1977 Sugar Bowl. In 1977, Jimmy Johnson joined the staff of the Pitt Panthers and the two would forge a long lasting personal and professional bond. When Johnson left to become the head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 1979, he invited Wannstedt to join his staff.