1. Michael Peter Tice was born on February 2,1959 and is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League.
19 Facts About Mike Tice
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Mike Tice played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and played 11 seasons in the NFL before spending 22 seasons as a coach, including four seasons as the Minnesota Vikings head coach.
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Mike Tice attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played quarterback for the Terrapins.
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Mike Tice played tight end in the National Football League from 1981 to 1995 with the Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings.
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Mike Tice was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Coaches and Football Categories with the Class of 2013.
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Immediately after his retirement from playing, Mike Tice joined the Vikings' coaching staff, serving first as tight ends coach and offensive line coach.
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Mike Tice took over head coaching duties on an interim basis for the final game of the 2001 season, replacing Dennis Green.
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On January 10,2002, Mike Tice was named the 6th head coach in franchise history, Bud Grant having been both 2nd and 4th.
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Mike Tice was the first former Viking player to assume the role.
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In March 2005, the NFL began to investigate Mike Tice for organizing and profiting from a Super Bowl ticket scalping operation within the Vikings organization.
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Mike Tice later admitted that these charges were true and the NFL fined him $100,000 on June 30,2005.
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Mike Tice was the head coach during the Minnesota Vikings boat party scandal which occurred in October 2005.
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On January 15,2010, Mike Tice was hired as offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears.
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Mike Tice was dismissed by the Bears on January 17,2013.
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Mike Tice was hired to be the Atlanta Falcons offensive line coach in January 2014.
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Mike Tice was hired to be the Oakland Raiders offensive line coach in January 2015.
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On February 6,2018, Mike Tice announced that he was retiring from coaching.
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Mike Tice is the older brother of John Tice, a former tight end at the University of Maryland, who played ten seasons in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints.
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Mike Tice's son, Nate, was a quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers and became an NFL writer and podcaster after working in the back office for NFL teams.