We hope that the family continues to share the strong bond that they currently do. Likewise, he has also done assistant coaching for theBuffalo Billsand theTampa Bay Buccaneers. Daves professional career began when he was taken in the 15th round of the 1974 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. She eavesdrops during the coaches postgame meetings (where I pick up a lot of tidbits.) She takes notes during Monday night games (you can learn a lot from the announcer if its a good one). As Exec: 5 Yrs ( Full Record ) 1994 UPI Coach/Year. Where are They Now? Pittsburgh Football Players and Coaches He faced periods where his aspirations were crushed even before launching the plans but he forged ahead in the face of daunting challenges that would have discouraged others. Wannstedt is also one of the several reputed teams of the NFL, which helps him to add a quite good amount to his net worth. In the offseason, his family would vacation at Johnsons home in the Keys. Football has been pretty good to us, she says. He spent the 1974 season on the clubs practice squad before retiring to pursue a career in coaching. During his time in the coaching department, the 67-year-old regularly used to earn more than $1 million per year. From 2005-10 he posted a 42-31 record, including 19 wins over the 2008-09 seasons, the second most in the Big East Conference over that span. He was hired as the head coach of bears onJanuary 19, 1993, and was later fired onDecember 28, 1998. Similarly, his eldest grandson, who is 12 years old, will be playing tackle football for the first time this season at St. Francis in Wilmette. DAVE WANNSTEDT - Sun Sentinel He was dismissed, along with the entire Bills coaching staff, on December 31, 2012 after the Bills finished the season with a 6-10 record.[7]. Jami, 18, is a sophomore at Indiana. Kathleen Kernicky can be reached at kkernicky@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4725. All rights reserved. While she has always been athletic (she plays tennis and golf), Jan can spend a weekend watching football, college and NFL games. But in a stroke of luck, Dolphins head coach, Jimmy Johnson, suddenly decided to retire, which meant that Dave had to step up to take the head coachs role. Dave Wannstedt or Joe Greene. He is currently 70 years old. In doing so, he returned to his alma mater to accept a graduate assistant position before the 1975 season. Likewise, the two had been in a long relationship before their marriage. Jan refuses to read whats written about her husband and the Dolphins. And she didnt have to walk far, of course. The 1992 squad posted a 13-3 regular-season record and went on to win Super Bowl XXVII by a 52-17 margin, aided by a defense that forced a Super Bowl-record nine turnovers. After that, he became the head coach of theChicago Bears in 1993.