Clarkie Mayfield
American football player and coach (1941–1977)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1941-10-11)October 11, 1941 |
Died | May 28, 1977(1977-05-28) (aged 35) Southgate, Kentucky, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1960–1962 | Kentucky |
Position(s) | Halfback, placekicker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1963–1966 | LaRue County HS (KY) (assistant) |
1967–1968 | Franklin-Simpson HS (KY) (assistant) |
1969–1973 | Jacksonville State (OC/QB/RB) |
1974–1976 | Jacksonville State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 22–11 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 GSC (1974) | |
Herman Clark Mayfield (October 11, 1941 – May 28, 1977) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, from 1974 to 1976, compiling a record of 22–11.[1]
As a player at the University of Kentucky in 1962, Mayfield's field goal clinched a victory against Tennessee in the season's final game. He died on May 28, 1977, in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky.[2]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Gulf South Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
1974 | Jacksonville State | 7–4 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
1975 | Jacksonville State | 7–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1976 | Jacksonville State | 6–4 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
Jacksonville State: | 22–11 | 18–6 | |||||||
Total: | 22–11 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "2019 JSU Football Media Guide". Jacksonville State Gamecocks. 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ Story, Mark (October 16, 2011). "Clarkie Mayfield, ex-Cat, in life and death, refused to back down". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
External links
- Clarkie Mayfield at Find a Grave
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks head football coaches
- Charles Holton (1904–1905)
- No team (1906–1907)
- Earl Wells (1908)
- Franklin A. Harwood (1909)
- George Penton (1910)
- Ben Harris (1911–1919)
- J. W. Stephenson (1920–1921)
- Charles C. Bush (1922–1924)
- Earl Wren (1925)
- Al Clemens (1926–1928)
- J. W. Stephenson (1929–1930)
- T. B. Shotts (1931–1937)
- Chester C. Dillon (1938–1939)
- Osmo Smith (1940)
- No team (1941–1944)
- Chester C. Dillon (1945)
- Don Salls (1946–1952)
- Ray Wedgeworth (1953)
- Don Salls (1954–1964)
- Jim Blevins (1965–1968)
- Charley Pell (1969–1973)
- Clarkie Mayfield (1974–1976)
- Jim Fuller (1977–1983)
- Joe Hollis (1984)
- Bill Burgess (1985–1996)
- Mike Williams (1997–1999)
- Jeff Richards # (1999)
- Jack Crowe (2000–2012)
- Bill Clark (2013)
- John Grass (2014–2021)
- Maxwell Thurmond # (2021)
- Rich Rodriguez (2022– )
# denotes interim head coach