Jackie Sherrill

Football Coach

Birthday November 28, 1943

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Duncan, OK

Age 80 years old

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About

Longtime head coach who served for more than 10 years at Mississippi State, and most of the 1980s at Texas A&M.

Before Fame

He played college football at Alabama from 1962-65, winning two national championships, and after graduation joined its coaching staff.

Trivia

In 1991 he was hired by the perennial cellar-dwelling Mississippi State University team; during his run with the team he won 75 games - the most ever for any MSU coach.

Family Life

He was born in Duncan, Oklahoma.

Associated With

He played at Alabama under the mentorship of their great coach Bear Bryant.