Sparky Woods
American football player and coach (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phillip Perry "Sparky" Woods (born December 20, 1953) is an American football coach. He was most recently a senior adviser for the football team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Woods served as the head football coach at Appalachian State University from 1984 to 1988, the University of South Carolina from 1989 to 1993, and the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), from 2008 to 2014.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1953-12-20) December 20, 1953 (age 70) Oneida, Tennessee, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1973–1975 | Carson–Newman |
Position(s) | Quarterback, defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1976 | Tennessee (assistant) |
1977 | Kansas (assistant) |
1978 | North Alabama (DB) |
1979–1982 | Iowa State (WR) |
1983 | Appalachian State (OC/QB/RB) |
1984–1988 | Appalachian State |
1989–1993 | South Carolina |
1994 | New York Jets (OA) |
1995–1996 | Memphis (OC/QB) |
1997–1998 | Virginia (OC/QB) |
1999–2002 | Mississippi State (OC/QB) |
2003–2006 | Alabama (RB) |
2008–2014 | VMI |
2015–2016 | Richmond (RB/RC) |
2017–2018 | Richmond (RB/co-STC) |
2019–2023 | North Carolina (Adviser) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 80–108–5 |
Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 SoCon (1986–1987) | |
Awards | |
3× Southern Conference Coach of the Year (1985–1987) | |
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