Pittsburgh Football Coach Dave Wannstedt Announces Five Staff Appointments
1/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Pittsburgh Football Coach Dave Wannstedt Announces Five Staff Appointments
1/5/2005
PITTSBURGH?University of
Offensively, Wannstedt welcomes Paul Dunn, who was a hard-nosed guard for Pitt?s impenetrable offensive fronts of the early 1980s, and Aubrey Hill, who was a standout receiver at Florida from 1991-94 before moving onto the coaching ranks.
On the defensive side, Wannstedt announced that Paul Rhoads, Bob Junko and Curtis Bray will remain with the staff. Junko just completed the eighth season of his second tour at
Wannstedt said he was encouraged by discussions with present staff members Bill Bleil (tight ends/tackles coach in 2004) and Charlie Partridge (defensive ends coach the last two seasons), noting that talks would continue with them about opportunities at Pittsburgh.
Positional assignments will be announced at a later date. Additional staff appointments will be released when finalized.
?The formation of our staff is off to a strong start with the announcement of these appointments,? said Wannstedt, who owns two degrees from the
?I?ve known Paul Dunn since his playing days at Pitt and I?ve followed his coaching career closely. Paul is an outstanding football coach, an excellent recruiter and, most importantly, has a driving passion to reestablish the outstanding offensive line tradition at the
?I had the opportunity to work with Aubrey when he interned with us at the Dolphins. He is an excellent teacher, great communicator and will add strength to our staff in recruiting the
A 1983 Pitt graduate, Dunn returns to his alma mater with 22 years of experience coaching offensive lines on the collegiate level. He most recently served at
?It is obviously an exciting period for Pitt football with the program coming off a BCS bowl game,? Dunn said. ?I?m ecstatic to get back to my roots and work with a Pitt guy like Dave Wannstedt. My family and I are excited about the opportunities that are ahead and we?re proud to be back in the great Pitt tradition.?
Dunn was a three-year letterman on the Panthers? offensive line from 1980-82.
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Serving as the Wildcats? run-game coordinator his final four years in
Dunn tutored four KSU players who earned All-America citations, including first-team honoree Nick Leckey and third-team picks Ryan Young, Randall Cummings and Andy Eby. The Wildcats went 50-14 from 1998-2002, compiling four 11-victory seasons and four Top 10 finishes.
Dunn?s additional coaching stops include Vanderbilt (1996-97),
Dunn, who owns a bachelor?s degree in administration of justice, and his wife Melody have three children: Katlyn (18), Casey (16) and Kelsey (11).
Hill, who played and coached under Steve Spurrier?s ?Fun ?n Gun? offense at Florida, joins the Panthers after working at NCAA I-AA Elon (N.C.) University as receivers coach last year. He previously was the receivers coach at Duke from 1999-2003 and additionally served in a pair of NFL coaching internships.
?I?m very excited about the wonderful opportunity the
Hill helped
Following his playing career, Hill served as a
Hill earned his first full-time appointment at Duke, where he served as receivers coach from 1999-2003. He was instrumental in the development of Scottie Montgomery, who finished his collegiate career ranked second in career receptions (171) and third in yardage (2,379) in Blue Devil annals.
He supplemented his collegiate experience with a pair of NFL internships, including stints with the Washington Redskins (summer 2001) and
Hill owns two degrees from