Tyrone Wheatley

Biography

Tyrone Anthony Wheatley Sr. (born January 19, 1972) is an American former professional player and college football who is the running backs coach for Illinois. Previously, he served as the head coach of the Wayne State (MI) and as the running backs coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a running back for 10 seasons in the NFL. In high school, Wheatley was named Michigan's athlete of the year in both football and track and field. He attended the University of Michigan and earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors on Big Ten Champion football and track teams. He ranks among the Wolverines' all-time rushing leaders in numerous categories, and his name appears in several places in the Big Ten football record book.

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