Charley Wiles, a former All-America player for Frank Beamer at Murray State, has produced five All-Americans of his own since joining Beamer’s Virginia Tech staff as defensive line coach in 1996.
Personal
Born: Born: 5/4/64, Nashville, Tenn.
Hometown: DeLand, Fla.
Wife: former Andrea Wilder
Children: Kendell, Eric

Education
High School: High School: DeLand High School
College: Murray State University (1987)
Postgraduate: Virginia Tech (1989)

Playing Experience
Murray State (1983-86)

Coaching Experience
1987-88 Virginia Tech (graduate assistant)
1989 East Tennessee State (offensive line)
1990-91 Murray State (defensive ends)
1992 Murray State (running backs)
1993-95 Murray State (linebackers)
1995 Murray State (co-def. coordinator)
1996- Virginia Tech (defensive line)

Bowl/Playoff Experience
Player
1986 Division I-AA Playoffs (Murray State)
Coach
1995 Division I-AA Playoffs (Murray State)
1996 Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Nebraska)
1997 Gator (Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina)
1998 Music City (Virginia Tech vs. Alabama)
1999 Sugar (Virginia Tech vs. Florida State)
2000 Gator (Virginia Tech vs. Clemson)
2001 Gator (Virginia Tech vs. Florida State)
2002 San Francisco (Virginia Tech vs. Air Force)
2003 Insight (Virginia Tech vs. California)
2004 Sugar (Virginia Tech vs. Auburn)
2005 Gator (Virginia Tech vs. Louisville)
2006 Chick-fil-A (Virginia Tech vs. Georgia)
2007 Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Kansas)
2008 Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati)
2009 Chick-fil-A (Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee)
2010 Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Stanford)
2010 Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Stanford)
2011 Sugar (Virginia Tech vs. Michigan)

Among the top players Wiles has helped develop during his 17 seasons directing the Tech line are ends Corey Moore and Cornell Brown.

Last season, he started three sophomores and a true freshman along the line, and that group played a big part in finishing 12th in the country in sacks per game.

In 1999, Moore won the Mike Fox/Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s best defensive player and the Lombardi Award as the best lineman. He also became Tech’s second unanimous All-American and was chosen the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year two consecutive years. Brown was a two-time All-America pick, taking consensus honors as a junior in 1995 when he was named the National Defensive Player of the Year by Football News and the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2005, Wiles helped mold end Darryl Tapp into a first-team All-America selection, a first-team All-ACC selection, and a Hendricks and Lott Awards finalist. Tapp now plays on Sundays for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Wiles also coached John Engelberger, who was named to the second team on The Associated Press All-America team, and tackle David Pugh, who was a third-team All-America pick by The Sporting News. In 2008, end Chris Ellis and tackle Carlton Powell were both taken in the NFL Draft. In 2009, Jason Worilds flourished under his guidance and was drafted in the second round by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two other players also signed NFL free agent deals.

In all, 20 of Wiles’ players have won all-conference honors, including Tapp, who was a first-team All-ACC pick during each of the Hokies’ first two seasons in the league. In 2008, ends Orion Martin and Worilds both earned second-team honors and were among the league leaders in sacks and tackles for loss.

During the 1999 season, Wiles coached a veteran line which he helped mold into what The Sporting News rated as the best Division I-A defensive line in the college ranks prior to the season. That line helped the Hokies finish first in the nation in scoring defense and third in rushing defense and total defense. Tech’s 2001 defensive line was rated as the fourth-best in Division I-A by The Sporting News.

Wiles is on his second tour of duty at Tech. He originally joined Beamer’s Tech staff as a graduate assistant in 1987 and worked in that capacity for two years. Wiles first had a player-coach relationship with Beamer, when Beamer was the head man at Murray State. Wiles won Kodak Division I-AA All-America honors as an offensive lineman in 1986.

When he left Tech after the 1988 season, Wiles spent a year on the staff at East Tennessee State. He then returned to Murray State for a six-year coaching tenure, winding up as the Racers’ co-defensive coordinator. In 1995, he helped coach the Racers to an 11-0 regular-season mark and a berth in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Wiles also served as MSU’s recruiting coordinator, helping land many of the Racers’ top players.

When Wiles rejoined Beamer at Tech in 1996, he fulfilled a goal he had set during his first stint in Blacksburg. The Hokies have competed in bowl games during each season since he rejoined the staff.

A native of DeLand, Fla., and a three-sport star at DeLand High School, Wiles is married to the former Andrea Wilder of Booneville, Ind. They have a daughter, Kendell, 16, and a son Eric, 13.