1. Charles Michael Amato was born on June 26,1946 and is a former American football coach and former player.
17 Facts About Chuck Amato
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Chuck Amato was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Akron Zips football team.
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On January 17,2007, Chuck Amato returned to Florida State, where he had coached as assistant for nearly two decades before moving to NC State, as executive associate head coach and linebackers coach, a position he held for three seasons.
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Chuck Amato was born in Easton, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
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Chuck Amato graduated from Easton Area High School, where boxer Larry Holmes was one of his classmates.
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Chuck Amato attended North Carolina State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics in 1969 and a master's degree in education in 1973.
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At North Carolina State, Chuck Amato was a three-year letter winner in both football and wrestling.
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In 1971, Chuck Amato began a nine-year stint as an assistant coach with North Carolina State, working under Al Michaels, Lou Holtz, and Bo Rein.
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Chuck Amato then spent two seasons at the University of Arizona, where he served as the linebackers coach.
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Chuck Amato then joined Florida State University, where he spent 18 years in various defensive football coaching capacities, including that of assistant head coach for 14 years.
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In 2002, Chuck Amato was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees.
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In 2007, Chuck Amato returned to Florida State University as executive associate head coach and linebackers coach.
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In December 2009 with the retirement of Bobby Bowden, Chuck Amato was notified by new Florida State Head Coach Jimbo Fisher that he will not be retained on staff.
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Chuck Amato coached the 2010 Gator Bowl game and was released from the Florida State program.
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In December 2009, Chuck Amato was diagnosed with neck and throat cancer.
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Chuck Amato returned to coaching for the 2012 season as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator under Terry Bowden.
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Chuck Amato has been a part of 11 ACC championships, one as a player at North Carolina State, two as an assistant coach for North Carolina State, and eight consecutive seasons at Florida State.