American Football Coaches Association

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American Football Coaches Association

ORGANIZATION

"The improvement of the coaching profession and the sport of football has always been among the top priorities of the American Football Coaches Association since it was founded in 1922... The Association has grown to more than 10,000 members, including coaches from Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan and Mexico."

Official Website:
http://www.afca.com/

Location:
Waco, TX

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Bob Blackman Football 7-Jul-1918 18-Mar-2000 Dartmouth Head Coach, 1955-70

Fisher DeBerry Football 9-Jun-1938 Air Force Head Coach, 1984-2006

Vince Dooley Football 4-Sep-1932 Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach, 1964-88

LaVell Edwards Football 11-Oct-1930 BYU Head Football Coach, 1972-2000

Ray Eliot Football 13-Jun-1905 24-Feb-1980 Illini Head Coach, 1942-59

Rip Engle Football 26-Mar-1906 7-Mar-1983 Head Coach, Brown and Penn State

Hayden Fry Football 18-Feb-1929 University of Iowa coach

Phillip Fulmer Football 1-Sep-1950 Head Coach, University of Tennessee

Jake Gaither Football 11-Apr-1903 18-Feb-1994 Head Coach, Florida A&M, 1945-69

Woody Hayes Football 14-Feb-1913 12-Mar-1987 OSU Head Coach, 1951-78

John Heisman Football 23-Oct-1869 3-Oct-1936 Namesake of the Heisman Trophy

John Mackovic Football 1-Oct-1943 NFL and NCAA football coach

Charles McClendon Football 17-Oct-1923 6-Dec-2001 LSU Head Coach, 1962-79

Don Nehlen Football 1936 Mountaineers Head Coach, 1980-2000

Eddie Robinson Football 13-Feb-1919 3-Apr-2007 Grambling Head Coach, 1941-97

Darrell Royal Football 6-Jul-1924 7-Nov-2012 UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76

Bo Schembechler Football 1-Apr-1929 17-Nov-2006 Michigan Wolverines Head Coach, 1969-89

Ron Schipper Football 7-Aug-1928 27-Mar-2006 Head Coach, Central College, 1961-96

Ben Schwartzwalder Football 2-Jun-1909 28-Apr-1993 Syracuse Head Coach, 1949-73

Bill Snyder Football 7-Oct-1939 Head Coach, Kansas State Wildcats

Amos Alonzo Stagg Football 16-Aug-1862 17-Mar-1965 Mr. Football

Jim Tressel Football 5-Dec-1952 Former Head Coach, Ohio State

Murray Warmath Football 16-Oct-1912 16-Mar-2011 Minnesota Head Coach, 1954-71

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