Johnny Majors
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Johnny Majors was a Hall of Fame American college football player and coach best known for leading the University of Pittsburgh to the 1976 national championship and for his long tenure at the University of Tennessee.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
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American football player ⓘ college football coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFCA Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
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Heisman Trophy runner-up 1956 ⓘ SEC Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachTenureEnd |
Iowa State Cyclones football 1972
NERFINISHED
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Pittsburgh Panthers football 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Panthers football 1996 ⓘ Tennessee Volunteers football 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachTenureStart |
Iowa State Cyclones football 1968
NERFINISHED
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Pittsburgh Panthers football 1973 ⓘ Pittsburgh Panthers football 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Volunteers football 1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| college | University of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-06-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Majors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Terrill Majors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| headCoachOf |
Iowa State Cyclones football
NERFINISHED
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Pittsburgh Panthers football NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Panthers football (second tenure) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee Volunteers football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductedIntoHallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame as player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | NCAA Division I football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Tennessee Volunteers football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | led University of Pittsburgh to 1976 national championship ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
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football coach ⓘ |
| parent | Shirley Majors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | halfback ⓘ |
| relative |
Bill Majors
NERFINISHED
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Bobby Majors NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Majors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamCoachedToTitle | 1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonTitle | 1976 NCAA Division I football national championship ⓘ |
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