Staff Directory
Dwight Wallace
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- Football Radio Analyst
Dwight Wallace brings more than six decades of college football expertise to Mountaineer football radio broadcasts as veteran play-by-play man Tony Caridi’s No. 1 sidekick.
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Wallace joined the radio network in 1999 and has been involved with Mountaineer football ever since, describing West Virginia’s great run in the mid-2000s when WVU captured Sugar, Gator and Fiesta Bowl victories.
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He was also on hand to break down West Virginia’s record-setting 70-33 victory over Clemson in the 2012 Orange Bowl.
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Wallace’s association with West Virginia University dates to 1985 when Don Nehlen hired him to coach the Mountaineer quarterbacks. His top protégé was two-time Heisman Trophy finalist Major Harris, who led West Virginia to its first undefeated and untied regular season in school history and a meeting against top-ranked Notre Dame in the 1989 Fiesta Bowl for college football’s national championship.
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Wallace was a part of WVU bowl teams in 1987, 1988 and 1989 before leaving the coaching profession to enter private business.
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Prior to West Virginia, Wallace coached the Cardinals for seven seasons from 1978-84, compiling a record of 40-37 that included an outstanding 10-1 mark in 1978 when he was named Mid-American Conference coach of the year. His last three years at Ball State he also served as athletic director.
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Wallace’s coaching resume includes a four-year stint in the Big Eight Conference working on Bill Mallory’s staff at Colorado, three seasons at Ball State and one year each at Central Michigan and Iowa Wesleyan.
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He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Bowling Green, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1966 and a master’s degree in educational administration in 1967. The Wilmington, Ohio, native was a standout quarterback and defensive back for the Falcons from 1963-65.
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He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Wallace and his wife, Leslie, reside in Martinsville, Indiana. They have two daughters, Denise and Amy, and four grandchildren who each earned college scholarships in four different sports - Jeff to Nebraska in baseball, Tommy to Valparaiso in basketball, Brian to Illinois State in football and Katie to Bethel College in volleyball.Â
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Wallace joined the radio network in 1999 and has been involved with Mountaineer football ever since, describing West Virginia’s great run in the mid-2000s when WVU captured Sugar, Gator and Fiesta Bowl victories.
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He was also on hand to break down West Virginia’s record-setting 70-33 victory over Clemson in the 2012 Orange Bowl.
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Wallace’s association with West Virginia University dates to 1985 when Don Nehlen hired him to coach the Mountaineer quarterbacks. His top protégé was two-time Heisman Trophy finalist Major Harris, who led West Virginia to its first undefeated and untied regular season in school history and a meeting against top-ranked Notre Dame in the 1989 Fiesta Bowl for college football’s national championship.
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Wallace was a part of WVU bowl teams in 1987, 1988 and 1989 before leaving the coaching profession to enter private business.
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Prior to West Virginia, Wallace coached the Cardinals for seven seasons from 1978-84, compiling a record of 40-37 that included an outstanding 10-1 mark in 1978 when he was named Mid-American Conference coach of the year. His last three years at Ball State he also served as athletic director.
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Wallace’s coaching resume includes a four-year stint in the Big Eight Conference working on Bill Mallory’s staff at Colorado, three seasons at Ball State and one year each at Central Michigan and Iowa Wesleyan.
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He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Bowling Green, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1966 and a master’s degree in educational administration in 1967. The Wilmington, Ohio, native was a standout quarterback and defensive back for the Falcons from 1963-65.
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He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Wallace and his wife, Leslie, reside in Martinsville, Indiana. They have two daughters, Denise and Amy, and four grandchildren who each earned college scholarships in four different sports - Jeff to Nebraska in baseball, Tommy to Valparaiso in basketball, Brian to Illinois State in football and Katie to Bethel College in volleyball.Â
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