tony sparano (october 7, 1961 – july 22, 2018) was an american football offensive coodinator for the new york jets of the national football league. he was previously the head coach of the miami dolphins. (took over from cam cameron.) in his first season with miami (2008), sparano got the team from a 1-15 record to 11-5 and the division lead. however, the remainder of sparano's dolphins career was a disappointment.