Joe Tiller was only the second Purdue football head coach I remember. There was of course Jim Colletto but what I remember his most for is being fired and then being hired as the Notre Dame offensive coordinator. I remember when the Joe Tiller led Boilermakers played the Fighting Irish with Colletto on the sidelines the game was on ABC and a Purdue fan had a sign that just said, Hey Notre Dame, We’ve Got A Better Coach. Get it? ABC.
Joe Tiller, along with Drew Brees, are probably the two names most associated with modern Purdue football.