| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1951-12-28)December 28, 1951 (age 73) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Shaker (NY) |
| College | Ithaca |
| Career history | |
| |
| Awards and highlights | |
Anthony Charles Wise (born December 28, 1951) is an American formerfootball coach. He won oneSuper Bowl with theDallas Cowboys of theNational Football League (NFL) and one national championship at theUniversity of Miami. He playedcollege football atIthaca College.
Wise attendedShaker High School, where he practiced football,lacrosse andice hockey. He accepted a football scholarship fromIthaca College to play as anoffensive lineman. He alsolettered inlacrosse andice hockey.
In 1973, he began his football coaching career atAlbany. He served one-year stints at theUniversity of Bridgeport,Central Connecticut State University andWashington State University before joining theUniversity of Pittsburgh in 1977. He coached atOklahoma State University from 1979 to 1983 andSyracuse University in 1984.
He was hired at theUniversity of Miami in 1985. He was a part of the 1987 National Championship team under head coachJimmy Johnson.
In 1989, he followed head coachJimmy Johnson and joined theDallas Cowboys coaching staff as the offensive line coach.[1] He contributed to the team winningSuper Bowl XXVII, while developing multiplePro Bowl players like:Kevin Gogan,Nate Newton,Mark Tuinei,Erik Williams andMark Stepnoski.
In 1993, he was named the offensive line coach for theChicago Bears, following former Cowboys defensive coordinator and new Bears head coachDave Wannstedt.[2] In 1999, he wasn't retained afterDick Jauron replaced Wannstedt as the new Bears head coach.
In 1999, he was hired as the offensive line coach by theCarolina Panthers, contributing to the team averaging 4.3 yards per rush attempt to rank fifth in the NFL.[3] He resigned on December 27, 2000.[4]
In 2001, he joined theMiami Dolphins as their offensive line coach.[5] He spent four seasons with the team and his offensive lines helped produce at the time the two highest individual single-season rushing totals in club history.
In 2006, he signed to be the offensive line coach with theNew York Jets.[6]