LadyJag
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Posted on Fri, Dec. 03, 2004
Jeffries in line to become Grambling's AD
Associated Press
GRAMBLING, La. - Willie Jeffries, the former football coach at South Carolina State University, is in line to become athletics director at Grambling State University.
The appointment was approved Thursday by a committee of the board governing the University of Louisiana System. A vote by the full board was scheduled for Friday.
Jeffries, 67, is currently South Carolina State's director of athletic fund-raising. He retired as coach of the Orangeburg, S.C., school in 2001. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1990 through 1992.
"The mission of athletics is the same as the overall mission of the university - to provide a quality education. A rising tide raises all boats. Athletics can be a beacon for academics and vice versa," Jeffries told the committee that approved his appointment.
Jeffries also said he is a stickler for NCAA compliance, and plans to strictly adhere to all rules set by that governing body, the Southwestern Athletic Conference and the university.
Jeffries would replace Al Dennis, who was fired on the first day of new president Horace Judson's tenure last July 1.
Jeffries became the first black to coach on the NCAA Division I level when he took over at Wichita State University in 1979. He coached for 19 years there and at South Carolina State and another five at Howard University.
If the board approves his hiring, he would be paid $90,000 per year.
Jeffries in line to become Grambling's AD
Associated Press
GRAMBLING, La. - Willie Jeffries, the former football coach at South Carolina State University, is in line to become athletics director at Grambling State University.
The appointment was approved Thursday by a committee of the board governing the University of Louisiana System. A vote by the full board was scheduled for Friday.
Jeffries, 67, is currently South Carolina State's director of athletic fund-raising. He retired as coach of the Orangeburg, S.C., school in 2001. He also served as the school's athletic director from 1990 through 1992.
"The mission of athletics is the same as the overall mission of the university - to provide a quality education. A rising tide raises all boats. Athletics can be a beacon for academics and vice versa," Jeffries told the committee that approved his appointment.
Jeffries also said he is a stickler for NCAA compliance, and plans to strictly adhere to all rules set by that governing body, the Southwestern Athletic Conference and the university.
Jeffries would replace Al Dennis, who was fired on the first day of new president Horace Judson's tenure last July 1.
Jeffries became the first black to coach on the NCAA Division I level when he took over at Wichita State University in 1979. He coached for 19 years there and at South Carolina State and another five at Howard University.
If the board approves his hiring, he would be paid $90,000 per year.
