Wallace G. English (born June 28, 1939) is a former American football coach. He was on Tommy Hudspeth's coaching staff with the Detroit Lions until the entire group was dismissed on January 9, 1978.[1] He was the head football coach at Tulane University from 1983 to 1984, compiling a record of 5–17. In 2003, English was hired to replace Jeff Brohm as the head coach of the Louisville Fire af2 team.[2] He was fired after just two games with a record of 2–2.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1939 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Louisville |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1968 | Kentucky (QB) |
| 1977 | Detroit Lions (OB) |
| 1978 | BYU (OC/QB) |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh (OC/WR) |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh (OC/QB) |
| 1981–1982 | Miami Dolphins (QB/WR) |
| 1983–1984 | Tulane |
| 1989 | Palermo Cardinals, Italy |
| 1992 | Ohio Glory (OC/QB/WR) |
| 1997 | Hawaii (OC) |
| 2003 | Louisville Fire |
| 2008 | Palermo Corsari, Italy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–17 |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Green Wave (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1983–1984) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Tulane | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1984 | Tulane | 3–8 | |||||||
| Tulane: | 5–17 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–17 | ||||||||
AF2
edit| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| LOU | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | - | - | - | - | |
| LOU Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
References
edit- ^ "Lions Oust Hudspeth, All Of His Aides," United Press International (UPI), Monday, January 9, 1978. Retrieved November 24, 2020
- ^ John R. Karman III (March 31, 2003). "Arena football officials hope to improve on, off field". www.bizjournals.com. American City Business Journals. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Fire name defensive coordinator as coach". www.bizjournals.com. American City Business Journals. April 8, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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