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There's a 30 mile radius south of Morgantown, WV that produced coaches who won 18 NCs.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 1/27/24 at 3:07 pm
John McKay - Evererttville, West Virgina - won 4 NCs at USC. Coached the Tampa Bay Bucs for 8 seasons. His son is the current CEO of the Atlanta Falcons.
Fielding Yost - Fairview, West Virginia - won 6 NCs during his 25 seasons at Michigan.
Jimbo Fischer, Clarksburg, West Virginia - won a NC at FSU. Jimbo played QB at nearby Salem College for Terry Bowden. When Terry Bowden got the Samford job (Bobby Bowden's Alma Mater) in Birmingham, Jimbo followed Terry Bowden to Samford to play QB. Jimbo coached 5 seasons at Samford and followed Terry to Auburn and became their QB coach. After Terry got fired in 1998 Jimbo coached at Cincy for a year before joining another West Virginia native, Nick Saban followed by former West Virginia coach, Bobby Bowden.
* Some additional info* Terry Bowden played RB at West Virginia the two seasons after his father left to become the FSU head coach. Terry also has a law degree from FSU.
Nick Saban - Monongah, West Virginia - won 7 NCs. His community of Monongah is the location of the worst mining accident in US history. In 1907 there was an explosion in two mines that killed 420 men. Another famous person from this area is Mary Lou Retton who was the first American woman to win the all-around gold in gymnastics.
*Rich Rod - Grant Town, West Virginia - has 0 NCs due to poor job choices. Rich played DB at West Virginia. He was an assistant coach at Salem College while Jimbo was there. Rich eventually got the OC job at Tulane under Tommy Bowden and followed him to Clemson before getting the West Virginia job.
Does growing up in one of these mining towns give you a higher chance of being a successful football coach? It seems like you would have an advantage over a lot of people when it comes to mental toughness and knowing what hard work because you had to grow up around people that had some of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the country.
It's crazy that Morgantown missed on all these guys except Rich Rod. He's the only one that played there.
This post was edited on 1/27/24 at 3:09 pm
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 3:14 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
That's why the democrats are anti-coal.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 3:47 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Looks more like a 25 mile radius around Clarksburg
Posted on 1/27/24 at 3:48 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Pretty cool find.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 4:03 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Does growing up in one of these mining towns give you a higher chance of being a successful football coach? It seems like you would have an advantage over a lot of people when it comes to mental toughness and knowing what hard work because you had to grow up around people that had some of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the country.
Also steel mills, western PA, and QBs
Posted on 1/27/24 at 4:05 pm to GhostofJackson
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Looks more like a 25 mile radius around Clarksburg
It's really closer to a 20 mile radius around Fairmont.
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 4:06 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Ben Schwartzwalder won a national championship coaching Syracuse. Also a West Virginia native.
ETA: Ben played football for West Virginia in Morgantown. Then landed in Normandy with the 82nd Airborne. After the war, he got into coaching. He's the reason why Syracuse and West Virginia play each other for the Ben Schartzwalder Trophy.
ETA: Ben played football for West Virginia in Morgantown. Then landed in Normandy with the 82nd Airborne. After the war, he got into coaching. He's the reason why Syracuse and West Virginia play each other for the Ben Schartzwalder Trophy.
This post was edited on 1/27/24 at 9:12 pm
Posted on 1/27/24 at 4:08 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
WV and Western PA has produced a crazy number of coaches.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:25 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Great find.
That I-79 corridor from Clarksburg to the PA border needs to be renamed the "Championship Coaches Freeway" or something along those lines.
And I'm just picking nits but Monangah is basically Fairmont.
You can say the same thing for all of the towns/boroughs in Western PA and how they have produced more HoF football players (especially QB's) than anywhere else. They are mining towns. My grandfather worked in the mines of Somerset County PA. Something about all of those mining towns and the hard work involved produces a toughness that you don't see a lot of anymore.
That I-79 corridor from Clarksburg to the PA border needs to be renamed the "Championship Coaches Freeway" or something along those lines.
And I'm just picking nits but Monangah is basically Fairmont.
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Does growing up in one of these mining towns give you a higher chance of being a successful football coach? It seems like you would have an advantage over a lot of people when it comes to mental toughness and knowing what hard work because you had to grow up around people that had some of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the country.
You can say the same thing for all of the towns/boroughs in Western PA and how they have produced more HoF football players (especially QB's) than anywhere else. They are mining towns. My grandfather worked in the mines of Somerset County PA. Something about all of those mining towns and the hard work involved produces a toughness that you don't see a lot of anymore.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:26 pm to TejasHorn
And players. Mostly football but some baseball, also. (The Griffey's are from Western PA. Donora in Washington County)
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Posted on 1/27/24 at 5:40 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Very good work here….
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:02 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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His son is the current CEO of the Atlanta Falcons.
Minor detail but he now oversees the Atlanta United and Terry F and Coach Morris report directly to AB. Just as of a few days ago. Falcons ownership is weird because it's all under the AMB Sports Ent. umbrella. So, still with the Org, not woth the Falcons.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:09 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
That’s wild.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:09 pm to dukke v
That’s an impressive stat for West Virginia…Ohio is pretty loaded too!! I’d be curious what other states have coaches who have won NCAA D1 championships?
Ohio: 19 NC’s
Woody Hayes*****
Urban Meyer***
Frank Solich***
Ara Paresghian**
Paul Brown*
Jim Tressel*
Lou Holtz*
Jim Harbaugh*
Bob Stoops*
Les Miles*
That makes WV even crazier considering it’s such a close radius
Ohio: 19 NC’s
Woody Hayes*****
Urban Meyer***
Frank Solich***
Ara Paresghian**
Paul Brown*
Jim Tressel*
Lou Holtz*
Jim Harbaugh*
Bob Stoops*
Les Miles*
That makes WV even crazier considering it’s such a close radius
This post was edited on 1/27/24 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:13 pm to Saint Alfonzo
And Lou Holtz was born in WV
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:15 pm to Downeast12
Thought ole sweet Lou is from East Liverpool, OH?
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:19 pm to Buckeye Backer
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Thought ole sweet Lou is from East Liverpool, OH?
He did grow up there, but technically born in WV.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:41 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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And players. Mostly football but some baseball, also. (The Griffey's are from Western PA. Donora in Washington County)
Honus Wagner was also a local product.
The circle in the OP includes an Olympic champion.
Posted on 1/28/24 at 2:03 pm to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
I think WV has produced a lot of good basketball coaches as well. Decades ago they produced a lot of good athletes as well.
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