Shug Jordan
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Shug Jordan was a highly successful and long-tenured head football coach at Auburn University who led the Tigers to national prominence in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football coach
ⓘ
college football coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| almaMaterRole | star multi-sport athlete at Auburn University ⓘ |
| associatedWithConference | Southeastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
AFCA Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
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SEC Coach of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingRecordType | major college football ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | Auburn University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | statues and memorials on Auburn campus ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Auburn University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century college football ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | college athletics ⓘ |
| fullName | Ralph Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWonChampionship |
Southeastern Conference football championship with Auburn
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national championship in college football with Auburn ⓘ |
| honor | Auburn’s football stadium bears his name ⓘ |
| influenced | Auburn Tigers football tradition ⓘ |
| legacy | elevated Auburn into a consistent football power ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsHallOfFame | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nickname | Shug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Auburn football to national prominence
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longest-tenured head football coach in Auburn history (20th century) ⓘ |
| notableGame | 1957 Auburn national championship season ⓘ |
| occupation |
American football coach
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basketball coach ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Auburn Tigers football team
NERFINISHED
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Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head basketball coach at Auburn University
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head football coach at Auburn University ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ |
| stadiumNamedAfter | Jordan–Hare Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfWork | defense-oriented football coaching ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical articles on Auburn athletics history ⓘ |
| teamCoached |
Auburn Tigers football team
NERFINISHED
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Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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