| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1949 Big Stone Gap, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1972 | Livingston |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973 | Livingston (GA) |
| 1974–1975 | Talladega HS (assistant) |
| 1976 | Minor HS (assistant) |
| 1977 | Etowah HS (AL) (assistant) |
| 1978–1979 | Cordova HS (AL) |
| 1980–1981 | North Texas State (assistant) |
| 1982 | Ole Miss (TE) |
| 1983–1984 | Vanderbilt (OL/TE) |
| 1985–1990 | Livingston |
| 1991 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1992 | Austin Peay (RB) |
| 1993–1994 | Austin Peay (DC) |
| 1995–1996 | J. M. Tate HS (FL) |
| 1997–1999 | Mississippi Delta (OC) |
| 2000–2002 | Tennessee–Martin |
| 2003 | West Alabama (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | West Alabama |
| 2008 | Columbia HS (AL) |
| 2009–2012 | Etowah HS (AL) |
| 2013–2014 | Parrish HS (AL) |
| 2014–2015 | Carbon Hill HS (AL) (DC) |
| 2016–2018 | Oxford HS (MS) (OC/OL) |
| 2019 | Lamar HS (MS) (OC/OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–87–2 (college) |
Sam McCorkle (born November 19, 1949) is former head football coach at both the University of West Alabama and the University of Tennessee at Martin. He grew up in Meridian, Mississippi and attended Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama) where he played center from 1970 to 1972. He began his coaching career in 1973 and held assistant coaching positions at North Texas State, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Livingston, Kentucky, Austin Peay, Mississippi Delta Community College and several high schools throughout Alabama. He served as the head coach of Etowah High School in Attalla, Alabama from 2009 to 2012. He served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mississippi from 2016 to 2018 as well as serving the same positions at Lamar School in Meridian, Mississippi in 2019 before he decided to retire.[1]