Tyrone Willingham Bio, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Net Worth, Coach

Who is Tyrone Willingham? | Tyrone Willingham Biography and Wiki

Tyrone Willingham is a retired American football player and coach who was born and brought up in Kinston, North Carolina. Tyrone was head coach at Stanford University (1995-2001), the University of Notre Dame(2002-2004), and also the University of Washington(2005-2008). He compiles a career college football record of 76-88-1.

Tyrone Willingham Age | Birthday

Willingham is 66 years old as of 2019, he was born on December 30, 1953, in Kinston, North Carolina, USA. He celebrates his birthday on December 30th every year. Willingham will be 67 years old on December 30th, 2020.

Tyrone Willingham Height

Willingham appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Tyrone Willingham Education

Tyrone attended Jacksonville Senior High School in Jacksonville, North Carolina and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He then attended Michigan State University where he played football and baseball and graduated in 1977 with a degree in physical education and then stayed at MSU for the 1977 season to begin his career as a football coach, signing on as a graduate assistant.

Tyrone Willingham Family

Willingham is the first out four child born to Nathaniel Willingham (father) and Lillian Willingham (mother). His father had a fifth-grade education who worked hard buying and maintaining rental properties to support his family.

His mother was an elementary school teacher who earned a master’s degree from Columbia University. Tyrone and his siblings were raised in an environment where segregation still existed, but they were taught there were no excuses for not achieving a high standard in the classroom and on the sports field.

Tyrone Willingham Wife

Willingham is married to Kim. The couple tied the knot in the 1970s. They have three children together.

Tyrone Willingham Children

Willingham has three children, Cassidy, Kelsey, and Nathaniel, with his wife, Kim. Cassidy was a gymnast at the University of Denver and Kelsey was a softball player at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Tyrone Willingham Career

His former school (1977, 1980–82), Central Michigan University (1978–79), North Carolina State University (1983–85), Rice University (1986–88), and Stanford University (1989–91) held assistant coaching roles. Tyrone followed Dennis Green as running backs coach (1992-94) after he was hired as the Minnesota Vikings head coach in 1992. Dennis was then Stanford head coach.

Tyrone was named as head coach of Stanford’s football team, replacing Bill Walsh after the 1994 season despite lacking experience as a head coach or manager. In his seven seasons (1995-2001) he led the Cardinal to a record of 44–36–1 and four bowl game appearances as coach. Willingham was then awarded the Eddie Robinson Coach of Distinction Award, which is given annually to honor “an outstanding college football coach and role model for career achievement” in 2000.

Tyrone’s best team was the 1999 team. It won the school’s first outright Pacific-10 Conference title in 29 years and also appeared in the 2000 Rose Bowl. His 44 wins were the most by a Stanford coach since John Ralston, who left the school for the Denver Broncos of the NFL after the 1971 season.

Tyrone Willingham Notre Dame

Willingham was hired on 31 December 2001 as head coach at Notre Dame. He started the 2002 season by heading 8–0 and later went on to become the only first-year coach in Notre Dame history to win 10 games.

For his achievements, he was named the ESPN/Home Depot College Coach of the Year, the Scripps College Coach of the Year, the Black Coaches Association Male Coach of the Year, and the George Munger Award College Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club.

ND was blown out by arch-rival USC, 44–13 in the 2002 regular-season finale, and was outgained 610–109—the worst such margin in school history. The loss knocked ND from a likely Bowl Championship Series berth down to the 2003 Gator Bowl—where they were beaten by North Carolina State, 28–6.

The 2003 team finished 5–7 and was also beaten badly in four of those losses. It got shut out twice in one season for the first time since 1960 and also finishing with a point differential of 243–315—the worst of any Fighting Irish team since the 2–8 team of 1956.

Notre Dame posted a 6–5 record in the regular season in 2004, including a 41–16 loss to Purdue (the second-worst home loss ever to Purdue) and then ending with Willingham’s third consecutive loss to USC for his fifth loss by 30 points or more, and also eighth by 22 points or more, in his three seasons. On November 30, after an overall record in South Bend of 21–15 (an 8-0 start followed by a 13-15 finish), Notre Dame terminated Willingham as head coach. Defensive coordinator Kent Baer served as the acting head coach for the Insight Bowl, which was a 38–21 loss to Oregon State.

Tyrone Willingham Washington

Tyrone was hired as the new head coach at Washington, succeeding Keith Gilbertson. The Huskies then returned 19 of 22 starters from the previous season. They had gone 1-10 (0–8 in conference play).

Washington was the only winless team in the FBS at 0-11, and also the owner of a 13-game losing streak stretching from the last season. Washington then closed out the season with a loss at 1–10 Washington State in double-overtime, making it four of the last five, and with also a season-ending loss at California. He finished the season with an 0–12 record, the Huskies’ first winless season in 119 years. His .229 winning percentage is also the worst in school history.

What Is Tyrone Willingham Doing Now

In 2014, Tyrone was named as a member of the College Football Playoff selection committee. He also volunteered as a coach on the Stanford women’s golf team in 2011. He served as President on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees in 2008. On July 18, 2010, at the age of 56 and also nearly two years after he had coached his last game, Tyrone announced he was retired from coaching.

Tyrone Willingham Coaching Record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Stanford Cardinal (Pacific-10 Conference) (1995–2001)
1995	Stanford	7–4–1	5–3	4th	L Liberty
1996	Stanford	7–5	5–3	3rd	W Sun
1997	Stanford	5–6	3–5	T–7th
1998	Stanford	3–8	2–6	T–8th
1999	Stanford	8–4	7–1	1st	L Rose†	24
2000	Stanford	5–6	4–4	4th
2001	Stanford	9–3	6–2	T–2nd	L Seattle	17	16
Stanford:		44–36–1	32–24
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (2002–2004)
2002	Notre Dame	10–3	L Gator	17	17
2003	Notre Dame	5–7
2004	Notre Dame	6–5*	Insight*
Notre Dame:		21–15	*Fired before Insight Bowl
Washington Huskies (Pacific-10 Conference) (2005–2009)
2005	Washington	2–9	1–7	10th
2006	Washington	5–7	3–6	9th
2007	Washington	4–9	2–7	10th
2008	Washington	0–12	0–9	10th
Washington:		11–37	6–29
Total:		76–88–1

Key:

^†Indicates BCS bowl.
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
^°Rankings from final AP Poll.

Tyrone Willingham Net Worth And Salary

Willingham is a retired American football player and coach. He has no doubt amassed a huge fortune with the bulk of his wealth coming from his professional coaching career. Despite his obvious riches, Willingham prefers to lead a modest lifestyle. However, the specifics about his assets and liabilities are still under review making it difficult to establish his actual net worth. His salary is also undisclosed.

Frequently Asked Questions About Tyrone Willingham

Who is Tyrone Willingham?

Tyrone Willingham is a retired American football player and coach. Tyrone was head coach at Stanford University (1995-2001), the University of Notre Dame(2002-2004), and also the University of Washington(2005-2008).

How old is Tyrone Willingham?

Willingham is 66 years old as of 2019, he was born on December 30, 1953, in Kinston, North Carolina, United States of America.

How tall is Tyrone Willingham?

Willingham has not shared his height with the public. His height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.

Is Tyrone Willingham married?