Johnny Majors (born May 21, 1935 in Lynchburg, Tennessee), was a longtime College Football Head Coach and alumnus of the University of Tennessee. Majors was enducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (as a player) in 1987.
A triple-threat tailback at the University of Tennessee, one of the last schools to use the single wing rather than some version of the T formation, Majors was an All-American in 1956. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1957 and then became an assistant coach at several schools.As a running back, he was the runnerup for the 1956 Heisman Trophy.
He started as a head coach at the Iowa State University in 1968 before moving on to his greatest success as coach of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers in 1973. In Pittsburgh he recruited such greats as Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett and Matt Cavanaugh among others. The Panthers won the national title in 1976, after which Majors went back to his alma mater. Majors also received National Coach of the Year honors for that season.
At Tennessee, Majors achieved success in the 1980's and early 1990's winning three SEC Championships (in 1985, 1989 and 1990), but falling short of a National Championship. In 1989, the Majors led Vols followed a 5-6 season with a 11-1 season, the largest turnaround of the year.
In 1992, Majors suffered a heart attack and was replaced by Coach Phillip Fulmer, he returned to his second home of Pittsburgh to once again coach the Panthers. Throughout the mid-1990's Majors tried to recreate the magic of 1976 in Pennsylvania but only achieved mild success. He retired shortly before the 1997 NCAA season and resides in Pittsburgh.
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