KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Johnny Majors, the coach of Pittsburghs 1976
national championship team and a former coach and star player at
Tennessee, has died. He was 85.
Majors died Wednesday at home, according to a statement from his
wife, Mary Lynn Majors, first given to Sports Radio WNML.
Majors compiled a 185-137-10 record in 29 seasons as a head coach
at Iowa State (1968-72), Pittsburgh (1973-76, 1993-96) and
Tennessee (1977-92). That followed a standout playing career at
Tennessee that included finishing second to Notre Dame’s Paul
Hornung in the 1956 Heisman Trophy balloting.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
Majors starred at Tennessee from 1954-56 as a single-wing tailback
and punter. He went on to a successful coaching career and had his
greatest year in 1976, when he led Pittsburgh to a national
championship with a team featuring Heisman Trophy winner Tony
Dorsett.
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