Joe Tiller

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Joseph Henry Tiller (December 7, 1942 – September 30, 2017) was an American football offensive lineman and coach. He served as the interim head coach of the Calgary Stampeders in 1976, the head coach of the University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996, and Purdue University from 1997 to 2008. During his career he amassed a record of 126–92–1 (.578). Tiller played college football at Montana State from 1960 to 1963 and had a brief stint in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1964. Tiller was known as one of the innovators of the spread offense. Tiller was born in Toledo, Ohio. After graduation from high school, Tiller enrolled at the Montana State University and played offensive line for the Bobcats, starting for three seasons. The Boston Patriots selected Tiller in the eighteenth round of the 1964 AFL draft. He played 1 year as an offensive lineman in the CFL, with the Calgary Stampeders in 1964. Tiller returned to his alma mater, Montana State University, in 1965 as offensive line coach. After helping the Bobcats to three consecutive Big Sky championships in 1966, 1967, and 1968, he reunited with Sweeney when he became the line coach and offensive coordinator for the Washington Stat

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