Willie Jeffries

Willie Jeffries
Biographical details
Born (1937-01-04) January 4, 1937 (age 87)
Union, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1959South Carolina State
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1971North Carolina A&T (DL)
1972Pittsburgh (assistant)
1973–1978South Carolina State
1979–1983Wichita State
1984–1988Howard
1989–2001South Carolina State
Head coaching record
Overall180–132–6 (college)
64–8–2 (high school)
Bowls3–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Black college national (1976–1977, 1994)
7 MEAC (1974–1978, 1987, 1994)
Awards
MEAC Coach of the Year (1973, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1992)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2010 (profile)

Willie E. Jeffries (born January 4, 1937) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University for 19 seasons in two stints, five seasons at Wichita State University, and five seasons at Howard University. Jeffries was the first African American head coach of an NCAA Division I-A football program at a predominantly white college when he coached Wichita State. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]

  1. ^ ESPN.com "College Football" May 11, 2010