American football and basketball coach (1910–1980)
"Shug Jordan" redirects here. For the Shug Jordan Parkway, see Alabama State Route 267.
Ralph Jordan
Jordan, c. 1960
Biographical details
Born
(1910-09-25)September 25, 1910 Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Died
July 17, 1980(1980-07-17) (aged 69) Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1928–1932
Auburn
Basketball
1929–1932
Auburn
Baseball
c. 1930
Auburn
Position(s)
Center (football) Guard (basketball) Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1942
Auburn (assistant)
1945
Auburn (assistant)
1946
Miami Seahawks (assistant)
1947–1950
Georgia (assistant)
1951–1975
Auburn
Basketball
1933–1942
Auburn
1945–1946
Auburn
1946–1950
Georgia
Head coaching record
Overall
176–83–6 (football) 136–103 (basketball)
Bowls
5–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football National (1957) SEC (1957)
Awards
Football 4x SEC Coach of the Year (1953, 1957, 1963, 1972)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1982 (profile)
James Ralph "Shug" Jordan (/ʃʊɡˈdʒɜːrdən/SHUUGJUR-dən; September 25, 1910 – July 17, 1980) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Auburn University from 1951 to 1975, where he compiled a record of 176–83–6. He has the most wins of any coach in Auburn Tigers football history. Jordan's 1957 Auburn squad went undefeated with a record of 10–0 and was named the national champion by the Associated Press. Jordan was also the head men's basketball coach at Auburn (1933–1942, 1945–1946) and at the University of Georgia (1946–1950), tallying a career college basketball record of 136–103. During his time coaching basketball, he also served as an assistant football coach at the two schools. Auburn's Jordan–Hare Stadium was renamed in Jordan's honor in 1973. Jordan was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1982.
James Ralph "Shug" Jordan (/ʃʊɡ ˈdʒɜːrdən/ SHUUG JUR-dən; September 25, 1910 – July 17, 1980) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player...
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national champion North Carolina led by Dean Smith and featuring Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, and Brad Daugherty. The latter two victories coming at the...
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took over southern Africa. Zouga now has a frail wife and two sons, Ralph and Jordan. He hopes to raise enough resources from the new diamond working in...
rate) over 12 seasons. His 99 wins are behind only Mike Donahue and RalphJordan for the most in school history. Under Dye's leadership, the Tigers won...
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year, ESPN reported. Freeze and his wife Jill have three daughters; Ragan, Jordan, and Madison. Freeze has said he is a born-again Christian and has been...
Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter (d. 1977) 1910 – RalphJordan, American football player and coach (d. 1980) 1911 – Eric Williams, Trinidadian...
the term "Iron Bowl" came to represent the rivalry. Auburn Coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan is credited with actually coining it—when asked by reporters in 1964...
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play "Little Rock" for Marshall which would become known as "The Prayer at Jordan–Hare". Marshall hit Ricardo Louis on a tipped 73-yard Hail Mary pass to...
was captain of the 1952 Auburn Tigers football team under head coach RalphJordan. Hayley served in the military after graduating from Auburn. He then...
high-profile name on Pitino's coaching staff at Kentucky. Future head coaches Ralph Willard, Herb Sendek, Billy Donovan, and Bernadette Locke-Mattox were all...
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