Jimmy Sharpe
American football player and coach (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy Sharpe (born October 31, 1939) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1974 to 1977. He was also an assistant coach at the University of Alabama, under Bear Bryant, and at Mississippi State University. Sharpe graduated Montgomery's Sidney Lanier High School and, in 1974, from the University of Alabama.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1939-10-31) October 31, 1939 (age 84) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1960–1962 | Alabama |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1963–1973 | Alabama (assistant) |
1974–1977 | Virginia Tech |
1978 | Mississippi State (AHC/OC) |
1979 | Pittsburgh (AHC/OL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 21–22–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
National (1961) | |
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