Jim Grobe
American football player and coach (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jim Britt Grobe (born February 17, 1952) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the defensive coordinator of the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football. His previous position to that was as head football coach at Baylor University.[1] From 2001 to 2013, Grobe served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University. In 2006, he was named ACC Coach of the Year by a unanimous vote and AP Coach of the Year for coaching Wake Forest to an 11–2 regular season and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) title.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1952-02-17) February 17, 1952 (age 72) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1971–1972 | Ferrum |
1973–1974 | Virginia |
Position(s) | Guard, linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1975 | Virginia (GA) |
1976–1977 | Liberty HS (Bedford, VA) |
1978 | Emory & Henry (LB) |
1979–1983 | Marshall (LB) |
1984–1994 | Air Force (LB) |
1995–2000 | Ohio |
2001–2013 | Wake Forest |
2016 | Baylor |
2019 | San Antonio Commanders (DC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 117–121–1 (college) |
Bowls | 4–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 ACC (2006) | |
Awards | |
AP College Football Coach of the Year (2006) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (2006) Sporting News College Football COY (2006) MAC Coach of the Year (1996) ACC Coach of the Year (2006) | |
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