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William Stephen Arnsparger (December 16, 1926 – July 17, 2015) was an American college and professional football coach. He was born and raised in Paris, Kentucky, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 1950. Immediately upon graduation, Arnsparger was hired as an assistant coach with the Miami football program, beginning a long career in the profession.
Arnsparger is best known for two stints as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins won consecutive Super Bowls (1972 and 1973) during his first tenure and reached another Super Bowl in 1982 during his second, all under head coach Don Shula. Arnsparger's defenses were an important part of the Dolphins' success, and they earned nicknames in different decades – the "No-Name-Defense" in the 1970s and the "Killer B's" in the 1980s.
Arnsparger served as a defensive assistant for several college football teams before moving to the NFL, and his first job in the league was as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts, also under Shula. Between his two stints with the Dolphins, Arnsparger served as the head coach of the New York Giants in the mid-1970s, and after his second stint in Miami, he served as the head coach of the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers in the mid-1980s. He left LSU to accept the position of athletic director at the University of Florida, a post he held from 1986 until 1992, when he returned to the professional coaching ranks as the defensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers. He retired after helping lead the Chargers to their first Super Bowl berth in 1994.
Arnsparger was born in Paris, Kentucky, in 1926. He attended Paris High School, where he was an all-state football player under the school's longtime football and basketball coach, Blanton Collier. The relationship would have a major impact on his future career.
After serving in the United States Marines during World War II, Arnsparger attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he played for the Miami football team under coach Woody Hayes and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity (Alpha chapter). He graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in 1950.
After graduating, Arnsparger remained at Miami to begin his coaching career as an assistant under Hayes for the 1950 season. Miami went 9-1 and were Mid-American Conference champions.
Woody Hayes was hired as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1951 and brought Arnsparger with him from Miami to serve as the Buckeyes' line coach, a position he held through the 1954 season.
In 1954, Arnsparger re-connected with his high school coach Blanton Collier, who had been hired as head football coach at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Arnsparger was hired as defensive line coach at Kentucky and remained there for the eight years until Collier was fired on January 2, 1962. During the 1959 season, Kentucky hired a new secondary coach who had served at the University of Virginia the previous year. That coach was Don Shula, with the two coaches forging a strong bond that would tie them for much of the next quarter century.
Bill Arnsparger
William Stephen Arnsparger (December 16, 1926 – July 17, 2015) was an American college and professional football coach. He was born and raised in Paris, Kentucky, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 1950. Immediately upon graduation, Arnsparger was hired as an assistant coach with the Miami football program, beginning a long career in the profession.
Arnsparger is best known for two stints as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). The Dolphins won consecutive Super Bowls (1972 and 1973) during his first tenure and reached another Super Bowl in 1982 during his second, all under head coach Don Shula. Arnsparger's defenses were an important part of the Dolphins' success, and they earned nicknames in different decades – the "No-Name-Defense" in the 1970s and the "Killer B's" in the 1980s.
Arnsparger served as a defensive assistant for several college football teams before moving to the NFL, and his first job in the league was as an assistant with the Baltimore Colts, also under Shula. Between his two stints with the Dolphins, Arnsparger served as the head coach of the New York Giants in the mid-1970s, and after his second stint in Miami, he served as the head coach of the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers in the mid-1980s. He left LSU to accept the position of athletic director at the University of Florida, a post he held from 1986 until 1992, when he returned to the professional coaching ranks as the defensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers. He retired after helping lead the Chargers to their first Super Bowl berth in 1994.
Arnsparger was born in Paris, Kentucky, in 1926. He attended Paris High School, where he was an all-state football player under the school's longtime football and basketball coach, Blanton Collier. The relationship would have a major impact on his future career.
After serving in the United States Marines during World War II, Arnsparger attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he played for the Miami football team under coach Woody Hayes and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity (Alpha chapter). He graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in 1950.
After graduating, Arnsparger remained at Miami to begin his coaching career as an assistant under Hayes for the 1950 season. Miami went 9-1 and were Mid-American Conference champions.
Woody Hayes was hired as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1951 and brought Arnsparger with him from Miami to serve as the Buckeyes' line coach, a position he held through the 1954 season.
In 1954, Arnsparger re-connected with his high school coach Blanton Collier, who had been hired as head football coach at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Arnsparger was hired as defensive line coach at Kentucky and remained there for the eight years until Collier was fired on January 2, 1962. During the 1959 season, Kentucky hired a new secondary coach who had served at the University of Virginia the previous year. That coach was Don Shula, with the two coaches forging a strong bond that would tie them for much of the next quarter century.