31 Facts About Charlie Weis

Charlie Weis was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014.

Charlie Weis served as an offensive coordinator in the National Football League for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs.

Charlie Weis spent the next five seasons at perennial powerhouse Morristown High School in New Jersey as a football assistant developing players such as Michael Landsberg.

Charlie Weis served four seasons on the Gamecock staff until Morrison died in 1989.

Charlie Weis then returned to New Jersey as the head coach at Franklin High School and directed Franklin Township to the New Jersey state championship while assisting in the New York Giants' pro personnel department.

Charlie Weis launched his professional coaching career in 1990 when he was named offensive assistant and assistant special teams coach under Giants head coach Bill Parcells.

The next year, Charlie Weis utilized both Hampton and Jarrod Bunch to form a potent running back combination.

In 1995, Charlie Weis helped turn rookie Curtis Martin's year into a Pro Bowl season with 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground.

Charlie Weis helped wide receiver Shawn Jefferson put up 771 yards and 4 touchdowns along with developing Troy Brown into a solid role player with 21 catches for 222 yards.

In 1997, Charlie Weis became the offensive coordinator of the Jets, in addition to duties as the team's primary receivers coach.

Charlie Weis served as the team's offensive coordinator from 1997 to 1999.

Charlie Weis returned to New England Patriots following Parcells' announced retirement after the 1999 season.

Charlie Weis served as offensive coordinator under head coach Bill Belichick from 2000 through 2004, installing the Erhardt-Perkins offensive system, and assisting the Patriots in three Super Bowl victories.

Charlie Weis was the first Notre Dame graduate to hold the position since Hugh Devore served as interim coach in 1945 and 1963, and the first alumnus to serve as the Irish football coach on a full-fledged basis since Joe Kuharich, who coached in South Bend from 1959 to 1962.

Charlie Weis was quoted as saying they would never again lose to Michigan State on his watch.

Also for the second straight year Charlie Weis put together a top 10 recruiting class, including national player of the year Jimmy Clausen.

Charlie Weis attributed the team's downfall to his own mistakes, including his failure to use full-speed practices and to develop his players properly, his installation of two separate offensive systems, one for each potential starting quarterback, as well as to the graduation of star quarterback Brady Quinn.

Charlie Weis was named offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs for 2010.

Charlie Weis has been credited with the improvement of Cassel who had a career year throwing for 27 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions in 14 games.

On December 31,2010, ESPN reported that Charlie Weis was targeted by the Florida Gators to become the next offensive coordinator under new head coach Will Muschamp.

Charlie Weis' tenure was broadly criticized after the team finished ranked 102nd nationally with just 334.17 yards per game.

On December 8,2011, Charlie Weis was named the head football coach for the University of Kansas replacing Turner Gill.

Charlie Weis initially stated that he would not stay longer than the duration of his five-year contract, which would have run out in 2016, but school officials persuaded him to consider a longer stay.

Charlie Weis was fired on September 28,2014, four games into the season.

Charlie Weis told YES Network commentators at the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers MLB game on Friday, July 17,2009, that his favorite baseball team is the Yankees.

Charlie Weis was there to celebrate the announcement of the Notre Dame and Army football game to be played at the new Yankee Stadium in November 2010.

Charlie Weis was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and grew up in Middlesex, New Jersey, where he graduated from Middlesex High School.

Charlie Weis has one older sister and three younger brothers, one of whom attended West Point.

Charlie Weis was so close to death that he reportedly received the Catholic last rites.

Charlie Weis later sued the doctors who performed the surgery for malpractice and lost.

Charlie Weis sustained tears to his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament, for which he underwent surgery.