What is Johnny Majors?
[[File:JohnnyMajorsPitt2009.jpg|right|200px]] '''John Terrill Majors''' (May 21, 1935{{snd}}June 3, 2020) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player and [[college football|college]] coach. He was born in [[Lynchburg, Tennessee]]. He began as a [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] at the [[University of Tennessee]]. He was a two-time winner of the [[Southeastern Conference football individual awards#Most Valuable Player|Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player]] award, in 1955 and 1956. After playing one season in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL), Majors became a college assistant coach. He was the head coach at [[Iowa State University]] (1968–1972), the [[University of Pittsburgh]] (1973–1976, 1993–1996), and Tennessee (1977–1992). His [[1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|1976 Pittsburgh squad]] won a [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]]. He was added into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] as a player in 1987. Majors died on June 3, 2020 at his home in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] at the age of 85.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legendary Vols coach and player Johnny Majors dies at 85|url=https://www.wate.com/sports/orange-and-white-nation/legendary-vols-coach-and-player-johnny-majors-dies-at-85/|author=Raucoules, Gregory|website=WATE.com|date=June 3, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603173542/https://www.wate.com/sports/orange-and-white-nation/legendary-vols-coach-and-player-johnny-majors-dies-at-85/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Majors, Johnny}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American football players]] [[Category:College football coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tennessee]] [[Category:People from Lynchburg, Tennessee]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}