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| Positions | Strength and conditioning coach |
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| Born | (1956-09-26)September 26, 1956 (age 69) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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| High school | Westwood (MA) |
| College | Boston College |
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Mike Woicik (born September 26, 1956) is an Americanfootball strength and conditioning coach in theNational Football League (NFL). He is tied for the record for third-mostSuper Bowl rings won (behindBill Belichick andTom Brady) with six, winning three with theDallas Cowboys and three with theNew England Patriots.[1]
Woicik graduated fromWestwood High School inWestwood, Massachusetts before attendingBoston College where he earned abachelor's degree in history. He then went toSpringfield College to receive hismaster's degree inphysical education.
Woicik began his coaching career as thetrack coach andweight room coordinator at Springfield from 1978 to 1980. He then was hired as a strength and conditioning coach bySyracuse University, where he stayed through 1989.
Woicik earned his first NFL coaching job in1990 with the Cowboys as their strength and conditioning coach, replacing long-time strength coachBob Ward.[2] In his seven-year stint, the team won threeSuper Bowls (Super Bowl XXVII,Super Bowl XXVIII, andSuper Bowl XXX). He then served theNew Orleans Saints in the same capacity from the1997 season through the1999 season. In2000, he was hired by the Patriots, where he won another three Super Bowls with the team (Super Bowl XXXVI,Super Bowl XXXVIII, andSuper Bowl XXXIX).[3]
On February 11, 2011, Woicik finalized a deal to rejoin the Cowboys as their strength conditioning coach.[4] On January 13, 2020, Woicik was informed that he would not be retained for the 2020 season by new head coachMike McCarthy.[5]
Woicik authored the bookTotal Conditioning for Football: The Syracuse Way (1985).[6]
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