Former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Tony Sparano Passes Away

[BSQ]

I don't recall seeing a single word about him being in bad health. This is a total shock. Tony Soprano gave the Dolphin fans a cool ride in 2008. 56, way too young.

 

[The Ghost]

I remeber him talking about flying home after our week 2 loss. Talking to David Lee on the flight home about his wildcat offense......week 3 we made history.

It was short lived but produced some good memories.

Thanks Coach. RIP. You will always be family.

 

[AphexPhin]

RIP. Tony may not have been a great coach, but he was a great guy. For all of his faults that 2008 season was a lot of fun.

agreed. 2008 was pretty damn fun (esp with the wild cat formation) RIP Tony. gone way too soon.

 

[andyahs]

So sad. Great guy and he deserved better. Thanks Tony for your passion as a Dolphin coach.

 

[Dolphins del]

Fist pump to Tony sparano may you rest in peace thoughts with his family......

 

[Manning]

Incredible. Something that should've been prevented had the doctors known. Many HA and stroke don't give you many early signs. This one warned him 3 days prior.
Prayers to him and his loved ones

 

[finmann]

Just read it on another site, so sad...god bless. Anyone know the cause?

 

[Travis34]

RIP Tony!

 

[Nublar7]

RIP Coach

 

[fishfanmiami]

Damn. What happened? I couldn't get the website to load.

 

[DisturbedShifty]

Sounds like a heart related issue.

Damn man. That sucks. I just can't believe that. My sympathy for the family. Especially the poor wife.

 

[MelbournePhin]

Puts things in perspective. Some of you take this silly game too seriously.

 

[MP-Omnis]

Heaven just gained 3 points today.

 

[Awsi Dooger]

Stunning and sad. I was watching the British Open coverage when I found out. Suddenly the golf meant nothing at all.

Sparano was a solid classy guy when the franchise badly needed it. I have always rooted for him at subsequent stops, and smiled when he appeared on screen. Whether or not he was fist pumping, you had to envision that fist pump every time.

RIP

 

[Wildbill3]

My first web weekend for finheaven and my first as an admin, was 2008. That was a huge turnaround year for the dolphins and brought huge changes to finheaven. I got to see sparano up close and let me tell you, for that year he exuded confidence in his team and his system, and even in that more intimate setting he wouldn’t throw any player under the bus. Great person and old school coach. Shame he didn’t coach in the 80s.