Tyrone Wheatley - Football Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Tyrone Wheatley

Title:
Running Backs Coach
Email:
twheatle@syr.edu
Phone:
4817

Coaching Experience
2010-12	Running Backs	Syracuse University
2009	Running Backs	Eastern Michigan University
2008	Running Backs	Ohio Northern University
June 2008	NFL Minority coaching fellow	Pittsburgh Steelers
May 2008	Assistant Instructor	Rising Stars Football Camp
2006-08	Head Football Coach and Head Track Coach	Dearborn Heights Robichaud
July 2006	NFL Minority coaching fellow	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2005-06	Volunteer coaching fellow	University of Michigan

Coaching Accomplishments

• Mentored 2010 All- BIG EAST Second Team selection Delone Carter, who posted his second consecutive 1,000 yard season.
• At Dearborn Heights Robichaud, won the Mega Gold Conference in football and track. Also finished undefeated in the conference, and advanced to the second round of the State play-offs since 1997

Playing Accomplishments

• Starting running back and kick returner at University of Michigan (1991-1994)
• Named the Big Ten Player of the Year (1992)
• Earned Rose Bowl (1993) and Hall of Fame Bowl (1994) Most Valuable Player Honors
• Three-time All- Big Ten selection for football (1992-94)
• Three-time All-Big Ten track & field honoree as a sprinter ( 1993-95)
• Named Track and Field All American
• Ranks fourth at Michigan for career rushing yards record list and is second in career rushing touchdowns
• Holds the Michigan single-season yards per carry record
• Ranks third with 20, 100-yard rushing games in Michigan history
• Selected 17th overall pick in 1995 NFL draft
• Played in the NFL for 10 years (1995-98, New York Giants; 1999-04, Oakland Raiders)
• Earned Victor Awards, Comeback Player of the Year (2000)

Championships and Bowl Games as a Coach

• 2010 New Era Pinstripe Bowl Champions, Syracuse

Championships and Bowl Games as a Player

• 1994 Hall of Fame Bowl
• 1993 Rose Bowl

Prominent Players Coached

• Ohio Northern: Brent Donley (All-Ohio Athletic Conference Honor)
• Michigan: Hurler Jeff Porter (All Big Ten; All American Honors); Adam Harris (All Big Ten; All American Honors)

Education

• 1991 graduate of Robichaud High School in Dearborn Heights, Michigan
• University of Michigan (arts in kinesiology), 2008

Personal

• Born in January 1972 in Inkster, Mich.
• He and his wife, Kimberly, have five children, including three sons and two daughters.