On Monday afternoon Miami Dolphins owner, Steve Ross fired head coach Tony Sparano with three games left in the regular season. The end came after three straight losing season capped by last Sunday’s humiliation 26-10 defeat by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Todd Bowles, the Dolphins assistant coach / secondary coach, will become the team’s interim coach.

Bowles, 48, was a starting safety for the 1987 Washington Redskins team that won Super Bowl XXII 42-10 over the Denver Broncos and had an 8-year NFL career with the Redskins and San Francisco 49ers.

He previously served as the assistant head coach / secondary for the past four seasons taking over in January 2008. Prior to joining the Dolphins, he spent the previous three years as the secondary coach with the Dallas Cowboys.

Bowles was born on November 18, 1963 in Elizabeth, NJ, and is a graduate of Temple University.

He and his wife, Taneka, reside in Parkland. Bowles has a daughter and three sons.