Jerry Tolley
American football coach, educator, and politician (born 1942)
Tolley pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1968, Elon yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1942-11-06) November 6, 1942 (age 81) Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1962–1964 | East Carolina |
Position(s) | Wingback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1966 | Fayetteville HS (NC) (assistant) |
1967–1976 | Elon (assistant) |
1977–1981 | Elon |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 49–11–2 |
Tournaments | 8–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 NAIA Division I National (1980–1981) 4 SAC (1977–1978, 1980–1981) | |
Awards | |
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1980) | |
Jerry Russell Tolley (born November 6, 1942) is a former American football coach, educator, and politician.[1][2] He served as the head football coach at Elon University from 1977 to 1981, compiling a record of 49–11–2.[3][4] His 1980 and 1981 teams were both crowned NAIA national champions. He graduated from East Carolina University with a master's degree in education in 1966. He also received his Ph.D from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1982.
Tolley formerly served as the mayor of Elon, North Carolina.[5][6]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Elon Fightin' Christians (South Atlantic Conference) (1977–1981) | |||||||||
1977 | Elon | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
1978 | Elon | 11–2–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division I Championship | ||||
1979 | Elon | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
1980 | Elon | 13–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W NAIA Division I Championship | ||||
1981 | Elon | 11–1–1 | 6–1 | 1st | W NAIA Division I Championship | ||||
Elon: | 49–11–2 | 27–7–1 | |||||||
Total: | 49–11–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Kelly, J.H. (1986). My Stewart and other kin of Iredell County, N.C.: a genealogy of my mother's people--the Stewart, Allen, Stikeleather, Wallace, Brown, Lawson, and Tolbert families. J.H. Kelly. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ Men of Achievement (15th ed.). Melrose Press. 1999. ISBN 9780948875755. ISSN 0306-3666. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Elon Phoenix". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Football - Year by Year Results" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ Perell, David (November 4, 2013). "From Coach To Mayor". Elon Local News.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ Groves, Isaac (September 7, 2013). "Elon Mayor Receives ECU Honor". The Times News. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
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Elon Phoenix head football coaches
- Reddy Rowe (1909)
- No team (1910–1918)
- Jack Johnson (1919)
- Frank Corboy (1920–1925)
- A. R. Van Cleave (1926)
- Peahead Walker (1927–1936)
- Horace Hendrickson (1937–1941)
- No team (1942–1945)
- Hap Perry (1946–1947)
- James Mallory (1948–1952)
- Sid Varney (1953–1959)
- George Tucker (1960–1964)
- Gary Mattocks (1965–1966)
- Shirley Wilson (1967–1976)
- Jerry Tolley (1977–1981)
- Wright Anderson (1982–1983)
- Macky Carden (1984–1988)
- Leon Hart (1989–1995)
- Al Seagraves (1996–2003)
- Paul Hamilton (2004–2005)
- Pete Lembo (2006–2010)
- Jason Swepson (2011–2013)
- Rich Skrosky (2014–2016)
- Curt Cignetti (2017–2018)
- Tony Trisciani (2019– )
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