Johnny Majors, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Johnny Majors

American college football player, college football coach

Date of Birth: 21-May-1935

Place of Birth: Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States

Profession: American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Johnny Majors

  • John Terrill Majors (born May 21, 1935) is a former American football player and coach.
  • A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee, he was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956.
  • He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1956.
  • Majors served as the head football coach at Iowa State University (1968–1972), the University of Pittsburgh (1973–1976, 1993–1996), and Tennessee (1977–1992), compiling a career college football record of 185–137–10.
  • His 1976 Pittsburgh squad won a national championship after capping a 12–0 season with a victory in the Sugar Bowl.
  • Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1987.

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