Bill Curry
Curry in 2013
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 21, 1942 College Park, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1964 | Georgia Tech |
| 1965–1966 | Green Bay Packers |
| 1967–1972 | Baltimore Colts |
| 1973 | Houston Oilers |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| 1977–1979 | Green Bay Packers (assistant) |
| 1980–1986 | Georgia Tech |
| 1987–1990 | Alabama |
| 1990–1996 | Kentucky |
| 2008–2012 | Georgia State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 93–128–4 |
| Bowls | 2–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SEC (1989) | |
| Awards | |
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Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1989) Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (2007) ACC Coach of the Year (1985) 2x SEC Coach of the Year (1987, 1989) |
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William Alexander "Bill" Curry (born October 21, 1942) is a retired American football coach and former player. Most recently he was the head coach at Georgia State University, which began competing in college football in 2010. Curry formerly worked as a football analyst for ESPN.
Previously, Curry served as the head football coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology (1980–1986), the University of Alabama (1987–1990), and the University of Kentucky (1990–1996). He played football at Georgia Tech (1962–1964) and then played for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with four different teams: the Green Bay Packers (1965–1966), the Baltimore Colts (1967–1972), the Houston Oilers (1973), and the Los Angeles Rams (1974).
Curry was born in College Park, Georgia. A 1965 graduate from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in industrial management, Curry starred at center for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from 1962 to 1964 under legendary coach Bobby Dodd. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1965 . He was a NFL Champion for the 1965 Green Bay Packers, and again in 1966 with Super Bowl I. In his second year, he was the starting Center for Green Bay in their 35-10 Super Bowl I victory at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Curry was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 1967 NFL expansion draft on February 9 after he was left unprotected by Vince Lombardi who chose to keep Ken Bowman as the Packers' new starting center. Curry never saw action for the Saints who traded him one month later on March 6 to the Baltimore Colts along with three draft picks, one of which was that year's first overall selection (Bubba Smith), in exchange for Gary Cuozzo, Butch Allison and a 1967 seventeenth rounder. The request to include Curry in the transaction was made by Colts head coach Don Shula who admired his special teams versatility. Through his tremendous work ethic and tenacity, Curry slowly developed into a first rate NFL center. He was the Colts' starting center during their NFL Championship season of 1968, and was viewed as a reliable force on the offensive line, and a team leader as well.
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