external In the Media July 23, 2018 Chris Palmer, athletic director, commented for many regional media on the loss of Tony Sparano, offensive line coach with the Vikings and former University of New Haven football coach. The story had widespread national coverage. https://www.courant.com/sports/football/hc-sp-tony-sparano-dies-new-haven-20180722-story.html" news-all news-in-the-media year-2018 month-july