Sal Sunseri (born August 1, 1959) is an American college and professional football coach who is the special assistant to the head coach and was previously the outside linebackers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Sunseri played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, where he was an All-Americanlinebacker. Sunseri produced at least one Pro Bowl player in four of five seasons as NFL defensive line coach, highlighted by Julius Peppers's three consecutive trips to Hawaii from 2004-2006.
Sunseri attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team from 1978 to 1981.[1] After beginning his career as a walk-on,[2] Sunseri was a three-year starter and anchored a defense that led the NCAA in total defense in both 1980 and 1981.[1] During his senior year, he was named a team captain and a consensus first-team All-American.
After graduating, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1982 NFL Draft; however, he suffered a career ending knee injury during training camp[1][3] and was given an injury settlement and released from the team.
Coaching career
Between 1985 and 1992, Sunseri worked as a defensive line and linebacker's coach for his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh.[4] After Paul Hackett was fired as the team's head coach during Pittsburgh's 1992 season,[5] Sunseri was promoted as an interim head coach for the final game versus Hawaiʻi[6]—a 36–23 loss for the Panthers.[7]
After having previously worked as the defensive line coach for the NFL's Carolina Panthers for six seasons,[1] Sunseri returned to college football on January 21, 2009, when he was named as the outside linebackers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.[8][9] Sunseri was a 2011 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.
In December 2012, Sunseri accepted a job as a defensive assistant at Florida State University. Sunseri helped coach Florida State to the 2013 BCS National Championship.[10]
In January 2015, Sunseri accepted the position of linebackers coach with the Oakland Raiders.[11]
After one season serving as the Defensive line coach for the Florida Gators, Sunseri accepted an undisclosed position with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
^ abcde. Carolina Panthers. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^. Florida State Seminoles. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014.
^Tuma, Gary (May 24, 1983). "Sunseri, Fedell shooting for comeback with Steelers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^Emery, Michael (October 19, 1985). "Coach Sal Sunseri hopes to bring winning ways back to Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 11. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^Wolff, Alexander (December 7, 1992). "Something For Nothing". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^"Sunseri named interim coach at Pitt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 28, 1992. p. C03.
^"Pittsburgh Game by Game Results: 1992". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^Gantt, Darin (January 20, 2009). . The Herald. Rock Hill, South Carolina. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^Estes, Gentry (January 21, 2009). "Alabama formally names Sal Sunseri and James Willis as new assistants". Mobile Press-Register. AL.com. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
^"Could Sal Sunseri join Florida State as a position coach?". Tomahawknation.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
^"Raiders Announce Four Assistant Coaches". Raiders.com.
^"Tino Sunseri". University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
External links
Alabama Crimson Tide bio
March 03, 2023
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Sal Sunseri born August 1 1959 is an American college and professional football coach who is the special assistant to the head coach and was previously the outside linebackers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference SEC Sunseri played college football for the University of Pittsburgh where he was an All American linebacker Sunseri produced at least one Pro Bowl player in four of five seasons as NFL defensive line coach highlighted by Julius Peppers s three consecutive trips to Hawaii from 2004 2006 Sal SunseriAlabama Crimson TidePosition Special Assistant to the Head CoachPersonal informationBorn 1959 08 01 August 1 1959 age 63 Career informationHigh school Central Catholic Pittsburgh Pennsylvania College PittsburghNFL Draft 1982 Round 10 Pick 267Career historyAs a player Pittsburgh Steelers 1982 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyAs a coach Pittsburgh 1985 1991 Defensive line coach amp Linebackers coach Pittsburgh 1992 Assistant head coach amp Interim head coach Iowa Wesleyan 1993 Assistant head coach defensive coordinator special teams coach Illinois State 1994 Defensive coordinator Louisville 1995 1997 Linebackers coach Alabama A amp M 1998 1999 Defensive coordinator amp Linebackers coach LSU 2000 Linebackers coach amp Special teams coach Michigan State 2001 Linebackers coach amp Special teams coach Carolina Panthers 2002 2008 Defensive line coach Alabama 2009 2011 Assistant head coach amp Linebackers coach Tennessee 2012 Defensive coordinator Florida State 2013 2014 Defensive ends coach Oakland Raiders 2015 2017 Linebackers coach Florida 2018 Defensive line coach Alabama 2019 2021 Outside Linebackers coach Alabama 2022 present Special assistant to the head coachCareer highlights and awards4x National 2009 2011 2013 2020 Head coaching recordRegular season NCAA 0 1 000 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Personal life 4 Head coaching record 5 References 6 External linksPlaying career EditSunseri attended the University of Pittsburgh where he played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team from 1978 to 1981 1 After beginning his career as a walk on 2 Sunseri was a three year starter and anchored a defense that led the NCAA in total defense in both 1980 and 1981 1 During his senior year he was named a team captain and a consensus first team All American After graduating he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1982 NFL Draft however he suffered a career ending knee injury during training camp 1 3 and was given an injury settlement and released from the team Coaching career EditBetween 1985 and 1992 Sunseri worked as a defensive line and linebacker s coach for his alma mater the University of Pittsburgh 4 After Paul Hackett was fired as the team s head coach during Pittsburgh s 1992 season 5 Sunseri was promoted as an interim head coach for the final game versus Hawaiʻi 6 a 36 23 loss for the Panthers 7 After having previously worked as the defensive line coach for the NFL s Carolina Panthers for six seasons 1 Sunseri returned to college football on January 21 2009 when he was named as the outside linebackers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team 8 9 Sunseri was a 2011 finalist for the Broyles Award given annually to the nation s top college football assistant coach In December 2012 Sunseri accepted a job as a defensive assistant at Florida State University Sunseri helped coach Florida State to the 2013 BCS National Championship 10 In January 2015 Sunseri accepted the position of linebackers coach with the Oakland Raiders 11 After one season serving as the Defensive line coach for the Florida Gators Sunseri accepted an undisclosed position with the Alabama Crimson Tide Personal life EditSunseri is married to Roxann Sunseri nee Evans who is a former varsity gymnast at Pittsburgh 1 The couple has two daughters and two sons His son Tino played quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL 12 His younger son Vinnie played safety for the San Francisco 49ers Head coaching record EditYear Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl playoffsPittsburgh Panthers Big East Conference 1992 1992 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 0 6thPittsburgh 0 1 0 0Total 0 1References Edit a b c d e Sal Sunseri Carolina Panthers Archived from the original on January 23 2009 Retrieved February 18 2009 Florida State Seminoles Official Athletic Site Florida State Seminoles Archived from the original on May 18 2014 Tuma Gary May 24 1983 Sunseri Fedell shooting for comeback with Steelers Pittsburgh Post Gazette p 10 Retrieved February 18 2009 Emery Michael October 19 1985 Coach Sal Sunseri hopes to bring winning ways back to Pitt Pittsburgh Post Gazette p 11 Retrieved February 18 2009 Wolff Alexander December 7 1992 Something For Nothing Sports Illustrated Retrieved February 18 2009 Sunseri named interim coach at Pitt The Philadelphia Inquirer November 28 1992 p C03 Pittsburgh Game by Game Results 1992 College Football Data Warehouse Retrieved February 18 2009 Gantt Darin January 20 2009 Panthers lose D line coach Sunseri to Alabama The Herald Rock Hill South Carolina Archived from the original on January 24 2009 Retrieved February 18 2009 Estes Gentry January 21 2009 Alabama formally names Sal Sunseri and James Willis as new assistants Mobile Press Register AL com Retrieved February 18 2009 Could Sal Sunseri join Florida State as a position coach Tomahawknation com Retrieved December 16 2012 Raiders Announce Four Assistant Coaches Raiders com Tino Sunseri University of Pittsburgh Athletics Retrieved February 18 2009 External links EditAlabama Crimson Tide bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sal Sunseri amp oldid 1131225497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
