Jackie Wayne Sherrill was born on November 28,1943 and is a former American football player and coach.
15 Facts About Jackie Sherrill
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Jackie Sherrill played football at the University of Alabama under Bear Bryant from 1962 to 1965, helping the Crimson Tide win two national championships.
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Jackie Sherrill was the head coach at Washington State for one year, in 1976.
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Jackie Sherrill was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1977 to 1981.
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When Majors left Pittsburgh to return to his alma mater at the University of Tennessee, Jackie Sherrill returned to become the head coach of the Panthers.
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Jackie Sherrill is credited with grooming quarterback Dan Marino, who went on to a prolific Hall of Fame career in the National Football League after being Sherrill's last quarterback at Pitt, from 1979 to 1982.
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In 1988, Jackie Sherrill's Aggies were put under probation by the NCAA for a period of two years.
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Jackie Sherrill took over a program that hadn't had a winning season since 1986, winning only 14 games in that stretch.
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Jackie Sherrill began his Mississippi State career with an upset victory over the defending Southwest Conference champion Texas Longhorns.
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Jackie Sherrill led the team to a share of the SEC West title in 1998.
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Jackie Sherrill built Mississippi State into a consistent winner despite playing in the same division as Alabama, Auburn and LSU.
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Jackie Sherrill finished with a winning record against arch-rival Ole Miss, and led the Bulldogs to six bowl games.
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Jackie Sherrill achieved notoriety by having his team observe the castration of a bull as a motivational technique prior to a game versus Texas.
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Jackie Sherrill retired after the 2003 season, which was followed by the NCAA levying probation for four years on the program.
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On December 2,2004, Jackie Sherrill filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, Rich Johanningmeier, and Julie Gibert, alleging 18 counts of wrongdoing.