Howard Schnellenberger, the legendary coach who led Miami to its first national championship and later built the Florida Atlantic football program, died on Saturday, his family announced. He was 87.
Schnellenberger turned Miami from a program administrators considered shuttering before his arrival in 1979 to a national title in 1983. The school won three more over eight seasons and became a program to emulate.
He later revitalized the Louisville program, coaching the Cardinals to 10 victories and a Fiesta Bowl victory in 1990. Later, he built the football program at Florida Atlantic and led its transition to the FBS level.