GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman's football program will remember late head coaching great Jimmy Satterfield with a special helmet decal during the 2019 season, it was announced today.
The decal, which bears the Furman and South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame great's initials and includes a coaching whistle, will premier this Saturday when the Paladins kick off the season with a 1:00 p.m. home contest against Charleston Southern.
Satterfield, who passed on May 6, 2019, spent 21 years as a member of Furman's coaching staff, serving as an assistant for 13 seasons (1973-85) and head coach for eight years (1986-93). During his Furman tenure the Lancaster, S.C., native played a key role in the program's unparalleled success that included 16 winning seasons, nine Southern Conference Championships, and 1988 NCAA I-AA National Championship, which he coached. His 66-29-3 head coaching record ranks second in program history in winning percentage (.689).