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Lionel Tyrone Willingham (born December 30, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University (1995–2001), the University of Notre Dame (2002–2004), and the University of Washington (2005–2008), compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1.
[quote]The University has determined that Tyrone Willingham will not be retained as the Notre Dame head football coach, and I informed Tyrone of that decision this morning. [quote]All of us had great expectations when we sat here three years ago, and in a number of ways Tyrone has been an excellent fit and a great representative of our program.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were led by Tyrone Willingham and represented the University of Notre Dame in NCAA Division I college football from 2002 to 2004. The team was an independent and played their home games in Notre Dame Stadium.
Jan 10, 2002 · “When you look at Tyrone Willingham, here is somebody that’s the only two-time Pac-10 coach of the year at Stanford, he’s coached several All-Americans and a wide variety of positions, and he always knew that he wanted to be a head coach and has done it with great success. He’s been a competitor in everything that he’s ever done and ...
Nov 1, 2012 · Four years after coaching his last college football game, Tyrone Willingham plays golf often and continues to help young people.
Tyrone Willingham 1953 – College football coach. Played for MSU Against Odds. Rode Coaching Carousel. Found Success at Stanford. Moved on to Coach Notre Dame. Sources. Just after the 2001 college football season Tyrone Willingham became the first African-American coach to lead one of college football ’ s highest profile programs, the ...
Tyrone Willingham is the first African-American head coach at Notre Dame and one of only four black head coaches in Division I-A college football.
