Tom Olivadotti
American football coach (born 1945)
American football player
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Born: | (1945-09-22) September 22, 1945 (age 78) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
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High school: | Long Branch High School |
College: | Upsala College |
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Tom Olivadotti is a former American football coach. He coached in high school, college and the National Football League (NFL).[1] He was the Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator from 1987 to 1995.[2][3] He also coached in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns,[4] Minnesota Vikings,[5] New York Giants[6] and Houston Texans. He coached in college for the Princeton Tigers, Boston College Eagles and Miami Hurricanes, where he was the defensive coordinator for the 1983 championship team.[7]
Personal life
His son Kirk Olivadotti is also a coach.[8]
References
- ^ Olivadotti still a big part of Green Wave tradition Archived 2014-09-24 at archive.today
- ^ Dolphins Hire Olivadotti To Rebuild Defense Studley Stays As Linebacker Coach
- ^ Dolphins' Shake-up Claims Olivadotti
- ^ Olivadotti To Coach Browns` Lbs
- ^ VIKINGS SIGN EX-DOLPHINS COORDINATOR TO COACH LINEBACKERS
- ^ PRO FOOTBALL; Olivadotti to Take Over as Giants' Linebackers Coach
- ^ The Mind Behind The New Defense The Burden Of Rebuilding Miami`s Much-maligned Defense Has Fallen On The Shoulders Of New Defensive Coordinator Tom Olivadotti.
- ^ Olivadotti follows Dad's path his own way
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1983 Miami Hurricanes football—consensus national champions
- Rodney Bellinger
- Albert Bentley
- Jay Brophy
- Willie Broughton
- Eddie Brown
- Jerome Brown
- Julio Cortes
- Glenn Dennison
- Andy Dickerson
- Kevin Fagan
- Keith Griffin
- Alonzo Highsmith
- Bernie Kosar
- Willie Martinez
- Winston Moss
- Speedy Neal
- Paul O'Connor
- Gregg Rakoczy
- Alfredo Roberts
- Fred Robinson
- Stanley Shakespeare
- Ian Sinclair
- Willie Smith
- Reggie Sutton
- Vinny Testaverde
- Rick Tuten
- Head coach: Howard Schnellenberger
- Assistant coaches: Hubbard Alexander
- Mike Archer
- Joe Brodsky
- Marc Trestman
- Earl Morrall
- Gary Stevens
- Tom Olivadotti