Jeffries, Willie, 1937-
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Fuller Name
- Willie Edison
Variants
- Jeffries, Willie Edison, 1937-
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1937
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Grambling State University
- Organization: Howard University
- Organization: South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame
- Organization: South Carolina State University
- Organization: Wichita State University
Birth Place
- Union (S.C.)
Associated Language
- English
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Sources
- found: South Caroliniana Library Office of Oral History for Willie Jeffries oral history interview, 2007:(Willie Jeffries; Willie Edison Jeffries; born in 1937; became the first African-American head coach of a NCAA Division I football program (Wichita State) in 1979; was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010)
- found: South Carolina African American history calendar WWW site, Jan. 13, 2014(Willie Jeffries; a native of Union, South Carolina; earned his bachelor's degree in civil engineering and master's degree in counseling from South Carolina State University; compiled a 179-132-6 record during his 29-year head-coaching career, which included stints at South Carolina State, Wichita State, and Howard University; also served as athletics director at Grambling State University; was named vice president of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007) - http://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/view/2005/9/
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Change Notes
- 2014-01-21: new
- 2014-01-24: revised
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