University of New Haven to honor Sparano

[Nublar7]

Cool little article about Sparano and the University of New Haven.

Here are some tidbits from the article:

It has been 10 years since Tony Sparano was based in Connecticut, but New Haven is still in his blood.

So when he returns to his hometown this weekend, he'll see many old acquaintances. And he'll try to visit the street New Haven is known for.

Sparano will be honored by the University of New Haven as a distinguished alumnus during the school's Scholarship Ball tonight. Sparano played football at UNH and was later an assistant coach before becoming head coach in 1994.

He left UNH for the NFL in 1999 and was hired by Bill Parcells as Miami coach in January. It's a long way from his career as an offensive lineman at UNH, when he only dreamed of becoming an NFL coach.

"I couldn't imagine being in the place I'm in now at the time, but obviously I always hoped," Sparano said on a conference call Friday. "Most kids think about playing in the National Football League. Well, God didn't bless me that way, so I thought about coaching in the National Football League and becoming a head coach at some point."

Here is a quote about what it is like being the Dolphins coach so far:

"I see very little daylight right now," Sparano said. "I get in when it's dark and I leave when it's dark. I left this building [Thursday] night at 11:45. We're deep into meetings right now and we're trying to do everything we can to be better. So the job is everything that I thought it would be."

http://www.courant.com/services/new...ports/hc-sparano0412.artapr12,0,7111425.story

 

[X-Pacolypse]

Interesting stuff. Thanks! :up:

 

[xxAQUA JOSHUAxx]

I like the type of guy sparano is and him saying he doesnt see daylight means he must be studying really hard and putting alot of effort in it.

 

[chevysales]

wooster street and some pepe's pizza.

the news showed a clip of tony at unh and he talked outside to the press.

funny thing is this was scheduled for tony BEFORE he was phins coach.

 

[hpythons]

Work ethics are always welcome, but what it really boils down on gameday is can he read Tuna's lips.