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Lionel Tyrone Willingham (born December 30, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University (1995–2001), the University of Notre Dame (2002–2004), and the University of Washington (2005–2008), compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1.
Two weeks after O'Leary resigned, Notre Dame signed Tyrone Willingham, the seventh-year coach of Stanford, to a six-year contract. Willingham became the school's first African American head coach in any sport.
Jan 10, 2002 · The web page features testimonials from various sources who highly recommend Tyrone Willingham as the new head coach of Notre Dame football team. They commend his leadership, coaching skills, character and commitment to excellence.
Tyrone Willingham: I haven[apos]t left yet, but what[apos]s difficult is the young people that you bring into the program and those expectations and standards that you talk about that you didn[apos]t allow them to reach, and they won[apos]t have my guidance in the future to reach them.
Nov 1, 2012 · Willingham has not lost his love for college football. He is a Stanford season-ticket holder and continues to root for Notre Dame, despite being fired after three seasons with a 21-15...
“Knowing Tyrone, he will handle the off-field demands just fine,” says Willingham’s long-time defensive coordinator Kent Baer. “I don’t think he relishes it, but he understands that it is part of the job here.”
Tyrone Willingham was wrapping up his third season as head coach at the University of Notre Dame, finishing the 2004 season 6-5 and preparing for a second bowl game in three years. Then, on Nov. 30, Willingham was fired.
