From 1993 to 1998, Dave was the Chicago Bears head coach. His long coaching resume is now a bit longer and his players are a lot younger.

Dave Wannstedt has returned to the sidelines to coach 5th graders as defensive coordinator of the Wilmette Catholic junior varsity team.

Coach Wannstedt has a personal connection to this team. Of all the football players he's coached, Dave has never coached a family member, until now.

“I had two daughters,” Wannstedt said. “Now, I’ve got six grandchildren; each daughter had three. Five of ‘em are boys. So, my oldest one – we kind of held off on him, held off on him playing -- he’s going to be 12 and he’s playing tackle football for the first time...

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