Gene Stallings
Stallings in 2009
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 2, 1935 Paris, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1954–1956 | Texas A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1958–1964 | Alabama (def. assistant) |
| 1965–1971 | Texas A&M |
| 1972–1985 | Dallas Cowboys (DB) |
| 1986–1989 | St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals |
| 1990–1996 | Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–61–2* (college) 23–34–1 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 6–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (1992) 1 SWC (1967) 1 SEC (1992) 4 SEC Western Division (1992–1994, 1996) |
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| Awards | |
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AFCA Coach of the Year (1992) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1992) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1992) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1992) George Munger Award (1992) 2× SEC Coach of the Year (1992, 1994) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 2010 (profile) |
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Eugene Clifton Stallings, Jr. (born March 2, 1935) is a retired American football player and coach. He played college football at Texas A&M University (1954–1956), where he was one of the "Junction Boys", and later served as the head coach at his alma mater from 1965 to 1971. Stallings was also the head coach of the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League (1986–1989) and at the University of Alabama (1990–1996). Stallings' 1992 Alabama team completed a 13–0 season with a win in the Sugar Bowl over Miami and was named the consensus national champion. Stallings was also a member of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach on July 16, 2011.
Stallings was born in Paris, Texas. He attended Paris High School, where he played end as a sophomore alongside future NFL star, Raymond Berry. During his junior and senior year, Stallings was the captain of the football, basketball, and golf teams. He was recruited to Texas A&M University to play college football by then-head coach Raymond George.
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