Orlando, Fla.
Head Coach, Furman, Cross Country/Track & Field — 1958-1963
Southern Conference Championship, Indoor Track & Field — 1961 (Furman’s first Southern Conference title in any sport)
Southern Conference Championship, Cross Country — 1961
Southern Conference Championship, Indoor Track & Field — 1962
Southern Conference Championship, Outdoor Track & Field — 1962
Coached 14 Southern Conference Indoor Track & Field Individual Champions
Coached 17 Southern Conference Outdoor Track & Field Individual Champions
Head Coach, University of Tennessee, Cross Country/Track & Field — 1963-71
Won 21-straight Southeastern Conference Cross Country/Track & Field Championships
Six NCAA Championship Top-10 Team Finishes
Coached Three NCAA Individual Champions, 53 SEC Indoor Individual Champions, & 49 SEC Outdoor Individual Champions
NCAA National Coach of the Year — 1967
United States Olympic Committee Representative — 1968-76
Regarded as the “Father” of Track & Field in the South
Head Football Recruiter, Tennessee — 1965
Executive Director, Florida Citrus Bowl — 1982-2002
National Director, Nike Football Coach of the Year Clinics
Head Coach, Hattiesburg (Miss.) High School, Track & Field — State Championship
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 2011
Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame — 2002
Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame — 2002
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame — 2003
USTFCCCA (United States Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association) Hall of Fame — 2009
Florida Sports Hall of Fame — 2019
Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame — 2023
Died October 3, 2023
Page updated by Julie Paré (6/2/25)
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