18 Facts About Tony Levine

Tony Levine was born on October 28,1972 and is a former American football coach who last coached at Purdue as the special teams coordinator, co-offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach.

Tony Levine is a former head coach for the Houston Cougars football team.

Tony Levine was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Marvin and Harriet Tony Levine.

Tony Levine's mother, Harriet, was a high school guidance counselor.

Tony Levine's brother, Jeffrey Levine, is a band and orchestra director at Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minnesota and is one of the most accomplished trumpet players on the Minnesota music scene.

Tony Levine was named a high school All-American saxophone performer in both his junior and senior years.

In football, Tony Levine was recruited by several Division II and Division III schools, but did not receive any scholarship offers.

Tony Levine paid for his first two years at Minnesota independently.

Tony Levine earned two master's degrees, one in physical education from Texas State in 1999 and one as an educational specialist in adult education from Auburn in 2003.

In 1996 Tony Levine began his career as a coach, when he returned to his high school alma mater, Highland Park High School.

Tony Levine served as head coach of the freshmen team before he departed for Texas for a position at Texas State.

Tony Levine simultaneously attended classes as a student, and earned his first master's degree in physical education from the university in 1999.

Similar to his time spent at Texas State, Tony Levine attended classes at the university, and eventually earned a degree at Auburn as an Educational specialist in adult education in 2003.

Tony Levine later held coaching positions at Louisiana Tech, Louisville and the NFL's Carolina Panthers.

Tony Levine was hired by Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin to be the special teams coordinator in 2008.

Tony Levine returned to coaching after sitting out the 2015 season, joining Jeff Brohm's staff at Western Kentucky as co-offensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and tight ends coach.

Tony Levine was named the National Special Teams Coach of the Year by Phil Steele Magazine at the conclusion of the 2016 season.

Tony Levine announced his resignation after one season in January 2018, saying it was "the right time" to leave.