Charlie Weis
Charlie Weis was born in Trenton, New Jersey, United States on March 30th, 1956 and is the Football Coach. At the age of 68, Charlie Weis biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Charles Joseph Weis (born March 30, 1956) is a former American football coach.
He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009, as well as the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014.
He also worked as an offensive coordinator with the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League.
Personal life
Charles Joseph "Charlie" and Hannah Margaret Weis and his wife, Maura, have two children, Charles Joseph "Charlie" and Hannah Margaret. Charlie Jr., co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), is the university's co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Weis and his partner established the Hannah & Friends Foundation in 2003, which is dedicated to children with developmental disorders and named after his daughter, who is autistic. The inaugural Hannah & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic was held in the spring of 2004 to support the charity.
Weis told YES Network commentators at the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers MLB game on Friday, July 17, 2009, that his all-time baseball team is the Yankees. He was there to celebrate the naming of the Notre Dame and Army football match, which would be played at the new Yankee Stadium in November 2010.
Weis was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and grew up in Middlesex, New Jersey, where he graduated from Middlesex High School. He has one older sister and three younger brothers, one of whom attended West Point, and the third of whom attended West Point. Pete was Charlie's older brother.
Weis underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2002, losing 90 lb (41 kg), 6.4 st), according to his previous weight of 350 lb (25 st). Weis said he was afraid of "drop dead" from obesity when he underwent surgery. Weis spent two weeks in coma and almost died as a result of the surgery. Weis was so close to death that he reportedly received the Catholic last rites. Weis later sued the doctors who did the surgery for negligence and loss. Weis' heeded doctors' advice and ordered the surgery to be carried out quickly rather than going through a mandatory six-week preoperative program, which was a primary reason for the jury's decision.
On September 13, 2008, Notre Dame defensive end John Ryan mistakenly collided with Weis on the sideline during a match against Michigan. Weis suffered tears in his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament ligament ligament ligament, which required repair.
Coaching career
Weis began his teaching career at Boonton High School in New Jersey after graduating from Notre Dame in 1978. He spent five years at Morristown High School in New Jersey as a football assistant developing players such as Michael Landsberg. He was hired by head coach Joe Morrison at the University of South Carolina, where he earned his master's degree in education while serving as a graduate assistant coach and assistant recruiting coordinator. He spent four seasons on the Gamecock staff until Morrison died in 1989. He then returned to Franklin High School as the head coach and guided Franklin Township to the New Jersey state championship while also aiding in the New York Giants' pro staff department.
Weis began his teaching career in 1990, after being named offensive assistant and assistant special teams coach under Giants head coach Bill Parcells. The Giants won Super Bowl XXV at the end of the season, defeating the Buffalo Bills by a score of 20–19.
Weis stayed on as the running back coach for two seasons after Ray Handley took over as head coach in 1991. Rodney Hampton's 2nd year as a quarterback in 1991 led him to 1,059 yards and ten touchdowns on the ground. The Giants finished 6th in rushing yards and seventh in rushing touchdowns in the NFL, placing 7th. Weis made a good running back pairing this year by using Hampton (1,141 yards and 14 touchdowns) and Jarrod Bunch (501 yards and 3 touchdowns). The Giants finished 6th in rushing yards and 2nd in rushing touchdowns in the NFL, finishing second in rushing yards and second in rushing touchdowns.
After that, he began a four-year contract with the New England Patriots. Weis served as the tight end coach for the first two years (1993-1994-1994-1994). He would change to running back coach in 1995 and 1996 as wide receiver coach. He was able to assist Ben Coates in 1993 with 659 yards and 8 touchdowns. Marv Cook was a good blocker as well. With 96 catches, 1174 yards, and 7 touchdowns, Coates had one of the best seasons by a tight end ever. With 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground, Weis transformed rookie Curtis Martin's year into a Pro Bowl season. With a total of 78 catches, Dave Meggett and Sam Gash were both accurate receivers out of the backfield as well as a total of 78. Terry Glenn made the most of 90 attempts for 1,132 yards and six touchdowns. Weis also helped out wide receiver Shawn Jefferson put up 771 yards and 4 touchdowns along with converting Troy Brown into a solid role player with 21 catches for 222 yards.
In 1997, Weis became the Jets' offensive coordinator, in addition to his duties as the team's primary receivers coach. The Jets finished fifth in offensive coordinator in his second year as offensive coordinator. Weis was the team's offensive coordinator from 1997 to 1999.
Following Parcells' retirement after the 1999 season, Weis returned to the New England Patriots. He served as offensive coordinator under head coach Bill Belichick from 2000 to 2004, implementing the Erhardt-Perkins offensive system and assisting the Patriots in three Super Bowl victories (XXVI, XVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX).
Notre Dame released head coach Tyrone Willingham on November 30, 2004, after finishing its football season with a 6–5 record. Notre Dame hired Weis on December 12, 2004, as the 28th football coach in the school's history, after first choice Urban Meyer accepted the head coaching position at the University of Florida. He was the first Notre Dame graduate to serve as interim coach from 1945 to 1962, and the first alumnus to serve as the Irish football coach on a full-fledged basis since Joe Kuharich (a 1938 Notre Dame grad) served as the Notre Dame coach from 1959 to 1962.
Weis, the Fighting Irish's head coach, had been widely quoted as telling his troops that they would have a "decided schematic advantage" against their opponents, presumably in the belief that his tactics and strategies devised in the NFL were superior to those being followed by other college coaches. In fact, the team's play, especially junior quarterback Brady Quinn and junior wide receiver Jeff Samardzija, improved dramatically. After having no touchdown receptions in his previous two years at Notre Dame, Samardzija, previously a little-used wide receiver and a regular gamebreaker, set school records for most touchdown receptions in a season (1,249), and most consecutive games with a touchdown reception (81). Notre Dame lost in a dramatic overtime loss to Michigan State. On his watch, Weis was quoted as saying they would never lose to Michigan State again. Over his career, he was 2–3 against the Spartans.
With a record of 9-2, his team finished fifth in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings, earning them a spot in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, where they lost by 34-20 to the Ohio State Buckeyes. In the final AP poll and 11th in the Coaches Poll, the Irish people came in ninth place and eleventh in the Coaches Poll. Weis was named as the recipient of the 2005 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association of America because of his team's success on the track.
Weis signed a contract extension with Notre Dame on October 29, 2005, just halfway through the first year of a six-year deal, and with a 5–2 record. Weis will remain at Notre Dame through 2015. The new 10-year contract, which began with the 2006 season and was expected to be worth $340 million, will keep it.
Weis led the Fighting Irish to a 10-2 regular season record and their second straight BCS berth, this time losing 41-14 in the Sugar Bowl to the LSU Tigers. This was the second straight bowl loss under Weis and the ninth straight bowl loss for the Irish. The Irish finished No. 13 in No. 1. In the final AP poll, there were 17 people in the final poll, with No. 1 on the top. In the final Coaches' Poll, 19 are among 19 participants. Based on Notre Dame's No. 1, this season could be considered a disappointment. Weis led the Irish to their second straight season of nine wins or more, something not achieved under Lou Holtz's tenure since the 1992 and 1993 seasons. For the second year in a row, Weis assembled a top-ten recruiting class, including national player of the year Jimmy Clausen.
Notre Dame defeated UCLA, Duke, and Stanford in the 2007 season. The Midshipmen's defeat on November 3 brought an NCAA record 43-game winning streak dating back to Roger Staubach's time at the Naval Academy, where he lost it to him. In both rushing yards per game and total yards per game, the team finished near the bottom of Division I FBS. The team was shut out twice en route to its first nine-loss season ever, despite being third from last in scoring per game. Weis attributed the team's demise to his own inability to use full-speed practices and to properly prepare his players, as well as the graduation of rookie quarterback Brady Quinn. Despite the poor season, which was Notre Dame's worst ever (by losses), Weis nevertheless managed to recruit one of the country's top recruiting classes.
The Irish started 4–1 in 2008, but ended the regular season with a 6–6 record, including a 24–23 loss to Syracuse, the first time Notre Dame had to lose an eight-loss team. The two-year losses from 2007 to 2008 represent the most significant losses in any two-year period. Despite rumors that Weis might be fired, the university was informed shortly after the regular season that he would remain head coach in 2009. The Notre Dame team began the season on a positive note, defeating Hawaii 49–21, snapping the Irish's NCAA record nine-game bowl losing streak. Notre Dame scored the highest point total of the season, the highest point total in a bowl game, and tied for eight other bowl records. Notre Dame won their 102nd title in 120 years of football, and Weis' third in four years. Notre Dame graduated with the nation's highest recruiting class this year, with one of them naming the top defensive player in the country.
The Fighting Irish set a 6–6 record in the 2009 regular season. Notre Dame will fire Weis due to a poor season on record in comparison to high preseason hopes for the team, which included a preseason top 25 list. Weis was fired on November 30, 2009. Brian Kelly took over Brian Kelly's place.
For 2010, Weis was named offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs went from a record of 4–12 to 10–6 in Weis' first year, and the team has returned to the playoffs after winning the AFC West Division. The Chiefs had the NFL's best rush attack, averaging 165 yards per game on the ground, with Weis as offensive coordinator. Offensively, the Chiefs ranked 9th in total offense, 11th in points per game, and 1st in rushing, but 28th in passing. However, the Chiefs sent four players on offense (WR Dwayne Bowe, RB Jamaal Charles, QB Matt Cassel, and OG Brian Waters) to the Pro Bowl, while OG Brian Waters and OG Brian Waters) were among the Chiefs' on offense. The Pro Bowl's first trip to Cassel, Bowe, and Charles was made in the United States. Weis has also been lauded for Cassel's growth, with 27 touchdowns and just 5 interceptions in 14 games.
Weis was criticized by the Florida Gators to become the next offensive coordinator under new head coach Will Muschamp on December 31, 2010. Weis will indeed be leaving for the Florida offensive coordinator position as a result of the season, according to Chiefs coach Todd Haley on January 2, 2011. After the team finished ranked 102nd nationally with only 334.17 yards per game, Weis' tenure was widely criticized.
Weis was appointed head football coach for the University of Kansas on December 8, 2011, after Turner Gill was fired. He had stated that he would not remain longer than the term of his five-year deal, which would have ended in 2016, but school administrators persuaded him not to pursue a longer term. In what was described as a rebuilding year, his 2012 team struggled to a 1-11 record. The Weis' 2013 team displayed signs of improvement. Despite the fact that Weis' Jayhawks had only produced a 3–9 record, with a 31–19 home win over West Virginia in November 2013. Weis was dismissed on September 28, 2014, four games into the season. During Weis' tenure, school administrators did not believe the Jayhawks had made enough strides on the field. They were also concerned about declining attendance, according to ESPN. Despite Weis' pleas, only 36,900 people attended what would be his last game in Lawrence, against Texas, which was his last game.