Dolphins Name Sparano Head Coach

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        <p><i>Jan 16, 01:15 PM</i></p>
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        <P>   Davie,  FL (Sports  Network)  -  The Miami  Dolphins  finally  ended weeks  of   speculation and officially named Tony Sparano their new head coach.     <P>   Sparano,  who becomes the eighth coach in Dolphins history, had spent the past   five seasons as an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys and had long been rumored   as  the  top choice  for the  job. He's  had a  relationship with new Dolphins   executive  vice president of football operations Bill Parcells and new general   manager Jeff Ireland with the Cowboys.     <P>   "I'm looking forward to the challenge," said the 46-year-old Sparano, who will   take  over  a team  that went 1-15  in 2007.  "I've worked for  a lot of great   coaches. Coach Parcells has taught me the most and prepared me for this job."     <P>   When  Parcells took over  as head coach of the Cowboys in 2003, Sparano joined   him  as tight ends  coach. He moved to offensive line coach in 2005 and called   plays  for Parcells in  2006, then was given the title of assistant head coach   under Wade Phillips this past season.     <P>   The  Cowboys were  13-3 in 2007 and saw  their season come to an end on Sunday   with a 21-17 loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.     <P>   Sparano  had previously met with Ireland in Dallas during the Cowboys' playoff   bye  week, and  flew to Miami on  Tuesday to meet with Dolphins owner H. Wayne   Huizenga. The job was officially offered on Wednesday morning.     <P>   Before his stint with Dallas, Sparano had been an assistant with the Cleveland   Browns  from 1999-2000, Washington in 2001 and Jacksonville in 2002. He's been   a head coach on the collegiate level, with Division II New Haven from 1994-98.     <P>   Sparano  will replace Cam Cameron, who had just one season at the helm and led   the Dolphins to their worst record in franchise history.     <P>   "At  the end of the day I can't be concerned about what happened in the past,"   Sparano commented. "We just have to go on from here."     <P>   The  Dolphins have had just one winning season in the past four years -- a 9-7   mark in 2005 in Nick Saban's first year. Saban bolted for Alabama after a 6-10   campaign in 2006.     <P>   Miami  has  not reached  the playoffs  since the 2001  season and the six-year   postseason drought is the longest in club history.     <P>     <P>   01/16 12:35:16 ET    <P>
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