Jerry Claiborne
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 26, 1928 Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Died | September 24, 2000 (aged 72) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Playing career | |
| 1946, 1948–1949 | Kentucky |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954–1957 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| 1958–1960 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 1961–1970 | Virginia Tech |
| 1972–1981 | Maryland |
| 1982–1989 | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 179–122–8 |
| Bowls | 3–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SoCon (1963) 3 ACC (1974–1976) |
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| Awards | |
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Sporting News College Football COY (1974) 3x ACC Coach of the Year (1973, 1975–1976) SEC Coach of the Year (1983) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1999 (profile) |
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Jerry Claiborne (August 2, 1928 – September 24, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Tech (1961–1970), the University of Maryland (1972–1981), and his alma mater, the University of Kentucky (1982–1989), compiling a career college football record of 179–122–8. Claiborne was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999.
Claiborne attended the Hopkinsville High School and the University of Kentucky and was named the College of Education's Outstanding Senior. Claiborne played halfback under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant at the University of Kentucky. In 1950, he became the head football and basketball coach at Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia. His teams won the Virginia State basketball championship in 1950 and the football championship in 1951. The following year, he left to become Bryant's assistant coach at Kentucky, following Bryant in the same capacity to Texas A&M and Alabama before he moved up to become a head coach.
Claiborne was head coach for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1961 to 1970 with an overall record of 69–32–2. Claiborne's legacy was carried on by Frank Beamer, who played for Claiborne at Virginia Tech. Beamer built the program into a powerhouse in the mid-1990s.
When Claiborne began coaching at the University of Maryland, the Terrapins had only won nine games in the previous five years. Claiborne led Maryland to a winning season after only his second year with the team. He coached Maryland for ten years and ended with a 77–37–3 record, including an undefeated regular season in 1976, before losing to Houston in the Cotton Bowl Classic. Beginning in 1973, his teams made it to six consecutive bowl games. In 1980, he added one more bowl appearance for a total of seven. Under Claiborne, Maryland won the ACC Championship three times (1974, 1975, and 1976).
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