Eastern Michigan Athletics
Football
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Running Backs
- Email:
- tyrone.wheatley@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.2160
Former University of Michigan standout running back Tyrone Wheatley has been named an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, new Head Coach Ron English has announced. He will serve as the coach of the running backs.
The 37-year-old Wheatley not only starred on the gridiron for the Wolverines, but also went on to enjoy a 10-year career as a professional football player with both the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and New York Giants.
As a Wolverine, Wheatley was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1994 Rose Bowl and also earned All-Big Ten honors three times, 1992, 1993 and 1994. In addition he was an All-Big Ten pick in track and field from 1993-95. He completed his bachelor’s degree at U-M in 2008.
Wheatley was the 17th overall pick in the 1995 NFL draft by the New York Giants and stayed with that team from 1995-98 before joining Oakland in 1999. He completed his pro career with the Raiders in 2004.
Since that time, Wheatley has been involved with a number of coaching opportunities, including serving a football coaching internship at Ohio Northern University in 2008. He was also the head football and boys track coach at Dearborn Heights Robichaud H.S. in 2006 and 2007.
Wheatley has also worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers on a minority coaching fellowship, served as an evaluator at the Rising Stars Football Camp at Southern Cal, assisted with the formation of Team Michigan in the All-American Football League and owned and operated B.L.A.S.T., a company that was designed to work with athletes on balance, speed and training techniques.
The Tyrone Wheatley File
Name: Tyrone Wheatley
Born: Jan. 19, 1972 - Inkster, Mich.
High School: Dearborn Heights Robichaud
College: University of Michigan - Bachelor’s degree in kinesiology - 2008
Family: Wife: Kimberly (McClinton); Children: 5
Coaching/Professional Playing Experience
Year School Position Record-Highlights
2008 Ohio Northern University Football intern coach
Rising Stars Football Camp Asst. instructor
2007 Dearborn Heights Robichaud Head football coach and head track coach
2006 Dearborn Heights Robichaud Head football coach and head track coach
Tampa Bay Buccaneers-NFL Minority coaching fellow
2006 University of Michigan Volunteer track coach
2005 University of Michigan Volunteer track coach
2004 Oakland Raiders-NFL Player
2003 Oakland Raiders-NFL Player
2002 Oakland Raiders-NFL Player
2001 Oakland Raiders-NFL Player
2000 Oakland Raiders-NFL Player
1999 Oakland Raiders-NFL Player
1998 New York Giants-NFL Player
1997 New York Giants-NFL Player
1996 New York Giants-NFL Player
1995 New York Giants-NFL Player
