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16 Facts About Mike Solari

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Mike Solari was born on January 16,1955 and is an American football coach and former player.

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Mike Solari played collegiately as an offensive lineman at San Diego State University.

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Mike Solari got his start as playing both ways at El Camino High School in South San Francisco, California, where he was a standout, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.

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Mike Solari's next stop was as an offensive lineman at College of San Mateo.

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Mike Solari then moved onto San Diego State, where his teammates included two other JC transfers, future NFL head coaches Herman Edwards and John Fox.

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Mike Solari then went to United States International University as an assistant football coach on Tom Walsh's staff.

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Mike Solari spent time at Boise State, Cincinnati, Alabama, Kansas and Pittsburgh as assistant football coach.

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Mike Solari was with the Dallas Cowboys as assistant offensive line coach and special teams coach.

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Mike Solari joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1992 as tight ends coach and assistant offensive line coach.

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Mike Solari joined the Seahawks staff in 2008, he changed its offensive line scheme to more zone blocking.

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On January 21,2010, Mike Solari was named offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers.

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Mike Solari joined the Packers staff as an offensive line assistant following the 2014 season.

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On January 21,2016, Mike Solari was hired by the New York Giants as offensive line coach.

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On January 15,2018, Mike Solari was rehired by the Seattle Seahawks as their offensive line coach.

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On February 5,2023, Mike Solari returned to the Dallas Cowboys, being hired as the team's offensive line coach.

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Mike Solari is married to wife Patti and has three children; Tamara, Stephanie and Michael.