Which legendary former south Carolina state bulldogs football coach became the first African American head coach of division 1-a football
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South Carolina State Bulldogs football The South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represents South Carolina State University in college football. The Bulldogs play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). A historically dominant football program, the Bulldogs lead the MEAC in conference championships. The school has produced three players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame including Harry Carson, Deacon Jones, and Marion Motley. Other legendary Bulldog players include Robert Porcher and Donnie Shell. Legendary former SC State Coach Willie Jeffries became the first African American Head Coach of a predominantly white Division 1-A football program, when he was hired to coach the Wichita State football program in 1979. Jeffries is enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Wichita State Shockers football The Wichita State Shockers football team was the NCAA Division I football program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986. They played their home games at Cessna Stadium and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference until the program was discontinued.
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1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football team The 1997 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Don Powers served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
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John Mitchell (American football coach) John Mitchell, Jr. (born October 14, 1951) is an American football coach and former collegiate player. Over the course of his career, Mitchell has broken several racial barriers, one of which was being the first black player for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Currently, he is the defensive line coach and assistant head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL).
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Bill Hayes (American football) William "Bill" Hayes (born June 1, 1943) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He retired as the athletic director at Winston-Salem State University in 2014. Hayes served as the head football coach at Winston-Salem State from 1976 to 1987 and at North Carolina A&T State University from 1988 to 2003, compiling a career college football record of 195–104–2. In 27 seasons as a head coach, Hayes has the distinction of being the winningest coach at both football programs. He is an alumnus of North Carolina Central University.
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1969 The Citadel Bulldogs football team The 1969 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1969 college football season. Red Parker served as head coach for the fourth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
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List of Georgia Bulldogs head football coaches The Georgia Bulldogs college football team represents the University of Georgia in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The school has had 26 head coaches since it began play during the 1892 season. Kirby smart is the current head coach of the bulldogs.
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Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football program represents the University of Georgia in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games at historic Sanford Stadium on the university's Athens, Georgia, campus. Georgia's inaugural season was in 1892. UGA claims five national championships (1927, 1942, 1946, 1968 and 1980); the AP and Coaches Polls have each voted the Bulldogs the national champion once (1980). The Bulldogs have won 14 conference championships, including 12 SEC championships, and have appeared in 52 bowl games, the fifth most all time. The program has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, four No. 1 National Football League (NFL) draft picks, and many winners of other national awards. The team is known for its storied history, unique traditions, and rabid fan base.
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Lefty Driesell Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell (born December 25, 1931) is an American retired college basketball coach and former Duke University basketball player. The first coach to win more than 100 games at four different Division I schools, Driesell led the programs of Davidson College, the University of Maryland, James Madison University, and Georgia State University. Driesell earned a reputation as "the greatest program builder in the history of basketball."
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1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished with eight wins and four losses (8–4) and with a loss against LSU in the 1987 Gator Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison.
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Kennesaw State Owls football The Kennesaw State Owls football represents Kennesaw State University in college football. The team began play in 2015 as a member of the Big South Conference at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. The head coach of the Owls is Brian Bohannon, and plays at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.
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Stacy Adams (American football) Stacy Adams (born June 21, 1966) was the head football coach at Valparaiso University. He was the first black head football coach and the second documented black head coach at Valparaiso.
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Stanley L. Robinson Stanley Lewis "Robbie" Robinson (November 17, 1890 – July 2, 1967) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Vermont in 1915, Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) from 1917 through the 1919, Mercer University from 1923 to 1927, and Mississippi College from 1920 to 1923 and again from 1928 to 1953, compiling a career college football record of 153–107–18. During his three-season tenure at Mississippi A&M, Robinson compiled an overall record of sixteen wins and five losses (16–5). He also spent one season (1919) as the Mississippi A&M baseball coach. Robinson-Hale Stadium at Mississippi College is named in Robinson's honor.
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Al Bagnoli Eldo P. "Al" Bagnoli (born January 20, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at Columbia University, a position he assumed in 2015. Bagnoli served as a head football coach at Union College in Schenectady, New York from 1982 to 1991 and at the University of Pennsylvania from 1992 to 2014.
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2001 The Citadel Bulldogs football team The 2001 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Ellis Johnson served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
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1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football team The 1993 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Charlie Taaffe served as head coach for the seventh season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
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1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team The 1953 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1953 college football season. John D. McMillan served as head coach for the first season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
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2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team The 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represents Mississippi State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by ninth-year head coach Dan Mullen.
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2017 Alabama A&amp;M Bulldogs football team The 2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represent Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by fourth-year head coach James Spady and play their home games at Louis Crews Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
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John McKissick John McKissick (born September 25, 1926) is the former head football coach of Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina. In 2012, he became the first American football coach in history (high school, college or professional) to win 600 career games. His 600th win came against Summerville's Ashley Ridge High School. As of 2013, he hasn't missed a game in 62 years and is the longest serving high school football coach of all time. He has led Summerville to 10 state championships. With 621 wins, McKissick holds the record for most wins by a football coach at any level. He graduated from Kingstree High School in Kingstree, South Carolina, then went to Presbyterian College for two years before being drafted into the army (as a paratrooper). He returned to Presbyterian to graduate with a degree in economics in 1951. He then worked for his father for a while before finally getting the coaching job at Summerville High.
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Clarence Sutton (football player) Clarence Edward Sutton is an author, entrepreneur, and former NFL football player who played for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Chicago Bears. During his time with the Mountaineers, Sutton and his teammates became the first North Carolina Division 1 team to go undefeated. He is currently the founder and President of Carolina Therapeutic Services, Inc., a private agency that provides mental health, foster care, and adoption services to high-risk populations throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Illinois. Sutton is also the author of "Why Not Me – From Survival to Significance", a biography that explores his early life growing up in inner city Chicago.
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Mike Peterson Porter Michael Peterson (born June 17, 1976) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the outside linebackers coach at the University of South Carolina. Peterson played college football at the University of Florida, where he was a member of a national championship team and earned All-American honors. He was a second-round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft and played professionally for thirteen seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.