FILE PHOTO: Florida Atlantic University coach Howard Schnellenberger is carried off the field on his players' shoulders after the Owls beat Memphis in the New Orleans Bowl, Dec. 21, 2007.
Howard Schnellenberger, who helped jump start the University of Miami football program and built the Florida Atlantic University program from the ground up, has died.
“It is with heavy hearts that Florida Atlantic University announces, on behalf of the Schnellenberger family, the passing of a dad, a grandpa, a husband and a legendary coach.
Schnellenberger coached UM from 1979-1983, leading the Hurricanes to their first national championship.
After leaving UM, Schnellenberger coached at Louisville and Oklahoma before taking over as the director of football operations at FAU.