Notre Dame Head Coach Charlie Weiss

John there are several great NFL or Div. 1 Coaches who did not playbig time football. John Madden for one. Coach CAmpbell

Here is Charlie Weiss's coaching profile. How did he land his GA position at South Carolina? Then how in the heck did he go from being a 1st year head high school coach to jumping into the NFL?? This just doesnt happen every day!

Year by Year with Charlie Weis
Year School/Team Assignment
1979 Boonton (N.J.) High School Assistant Coach
1980 Morristown (N.J.) High School Assistant Coach
1981 Morristown (N.J.) High School Assistant Coach
1982 Morristown (N.J.) High School Assistant Coach
1983 Morristown (N.J.) High School Assistant Coach
1984 Morristown (N.J.) High School Assistant Coach
1985 South Carolina Graduate Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs
1986 South Carolina Graduate Assistant Coach/Linebackers
1987 South Carolina (8-4, Gator Bowl) Volunteer Coach/Defensive Ends
1988 South Carolina (8-4, Liberty Bowl) Assistant Recruiting Coordinator
1989 Franklin Township (N.J.) High School Head Coach
1990 New York Giants (13-3, Super Bowl champion) Def. Assistant, Asst. Special Teams
1991 New York Giants (8-8) Running Backs
1992 New York Giants Running Backs
1993 New England Patriots Tight Ends
1994 New England Patriots (10-6, Wild Card loser) Tight Ends
1995 New England Patriots Running Backs
1996 New England Patriots (11-5, lost Super Bowl) Wide Receivers
1997 New York Jets (9-7) Wide Receivers
1998 New York Jets (12-4, lost AFC title game) Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
1999 New York Jets (8-8) Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
2000 New England Patriots Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
2001 New England Patriots (11-5, Super Bowl champ.) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/RBs
2002 New England Patriots (9-7) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2003 New England Patriots (14-2, Super Bowl champ.) Offensive Coordinator
2004 New England Patriots (11-1) Offensive Coordinator