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Bio

Gene Stallings of Powderly, Texas, received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University in 1957. Mr. Stallings played football for Texas A&M University from 1954 to 1956.

Coaching Career

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At the age of 29, Stallings was named the head coach of the Texas Aggies. He coached the Aggies for seven seasons compiling a record of 27-45-1. Texas Aggie Athletics or simply Texas Aggies or Aggies is the name given to the sports teams of Texas A&M University. ...

Dallas Cowboys City Irving, Texas Other nicknames The Boys, Americas Team Team colors Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Silver-Green, Silver, and White Head Coach Bill Parcells Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones Mascot Rowdy [1] League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969...

In 1972, Stallings joined the staff of the Dallas Cowboys under head coach Tom Landry. He remained with the Cowboys for 14 seasons as an assistant. City Irving, Texas Other nicknames The Boys, Americas Team Team colors Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Silver-Green, Silver, and White Head Coach Bill Parcells Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones Mascot Rowdy [1] League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960–present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969... Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. ...

Arizona Cardinals http://www.r In 1986, Stallings was named the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. In three losing seasons, Stallings compiled a 23-34-1 record with the OfficCardinals. With five games remaining in the 1989 season, Stallings announced that he would resign, effective at the end of the season. City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, The Birds, Big Red Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Dennis Green Owner Bidwill Family General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations Independent (1898-1919) National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950... City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, The Birds, Big Red Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Dennis Green Owner Bidwill Family General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations Independent (1898-1919) National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950...

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Stallings was hired by the University of Alabama in 1990 and lost the first three games of that season.^[1]. It was the first time an Alabama football team had lost five games in a row (dating back to the final two games of the Bill Curry era) since a 17-game losing streak from 1954 - 1956. Stallings' 1990 team finished with a 7-5 record^[1], including a 34-7 loss to the University of Louisville in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl. Bill Curry is a sports analyst with ESPN. Prior to ESPN, Curry spent 17 years (1980-96) as a head coach in the college ranks, accumulating a 79-98-4 record at Georgia Tech (1980-86), Alabama (1987-89) and Kentucky (1990-96). ... The University of Louisville (also known as U of L, Louisville, or the Ville) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is mandated [1] by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a Preeminent Metropolitan Research University. ... The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971 in Tempe, Arizona, hosted by Arizona State Universitys Sun Devil Stadium. ...

In 1991, Stallings finished the season with an 11-1^[1]record, including a 30-25^[2] victory over the University of Colorado in the 1991 Blockbuster Bowl. The University of Colorado (CU) System consists of five campuses: University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado at Denver University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Fitzsimons campus of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, scheduled to open in 2007 in Aurora, Colorado... ...

In 1992, his experienced defensive unit led the team to an undefeated regular season, and a berth in the first SEC Championship Game. Alabama defeated the University of Florida 28-21 in this Championship Game, giving Stallings his first SEC title, and the school's twentieth SEC title.^[1] Following a 34-13 victory over the University of Miami in the 1993 Sugar Bowl, Stallings' 1992 team won the Associated Press and Coaches' Poll national championship.^[3] The 1992 defense is widely considered to be his best ever.
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Prior to the 1995 season, NCAA investigators found four major violations of NCAA rules. Stallings was implicated (along with athletic director Hootle Ingram) in falsifying the eligibility of Alabama player Antonio Langham. Alabama's football program was then placed on probation. In addition to scholarship cuts and a one-year ban on postseason play, Alabama forfieted eight wins and one tie from the eleven 1993 games in which Langham participated (two other games, against LSU and Auburn, were losses on the field), resulting in an official 1-12 record for that season. ^[4] Collie Antonio Langham (born July 31, 1972 in Town Creek, Alabama), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft. ... Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, or simply Louisiana State University or LSU is a public university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Auburn is the name of some places in Canada: Auburn, Nova Scotia Auburn, Ontario Auburn, Prince Edward Island Auburn is the name of some places in the United States of America: Auburn, Alabama (home of Auburn University) Auburn, California Auburn, Kansas Auburn, Georgia Auburn, Indiana Auburn, Maine Auburn, Massachusetts Auburn...

In 1994, Stallings' team finished the regular season with a record of 11-0, and an 8-0 record in the SEC, which was sufficient to win the regular season SEC title, but lost the SEC Championship Game to the University of Florida.^[3]. Stallings' Alabama team finished the 1994 season with a 12-1 record, including a 24-17 Citrus Bowl victory over the Ohio State University .^[1] This article covers the SEC championship football game. ... The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... The Florida Citrus Bowl (official name is Orlando-Orange County Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium) is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, USA, built for American football and currently seats over 65,000. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Ohio. ...

In 1996, Stallings team won 10 games and earned a berth in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to the University of Florida. Stallings resigned as head coach on November 23, 1996. He completed his tenure as the coach at the University of Alabama with a 17-14 win over the University of Michigan in the Outback Bowl on January 1, 1997.^[1] This article covers the SEC championship football game. ... The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ... The University of Michigan (commonly known as the U of M, or UM) is a coeducational public research university in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Outback Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. ...

Gene Stallings compiled an official record at Alabama of 62-25^[1], his "on the field" record of 70-16-1 ^[1] having been diminished due to the aforementioned NCAA sanctions.

Motivational Leader

Mr. Stallings serves on many boards including President George W. Bush’s Commission on Intellectual Disability and he was formerly a member of the board of Abilene Christian University. Other boards include the Tandy Brand Corporation, People’s National Bank of Paris, Paris Regional Medical Center, Disability Resources, the Texas Rangers Law Enforcement Association, the Great Southern Wood Corporation, and the Boys and Girls Club of Paris, Texas.

Mr. Stallings was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Rick Perry in 2005. He serves on the Committee on Audit and the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs. Mr. Stallings is chair of the Policy Review Committee and is a member of the Special Committee on Educational Access. His term expires February 1, 2011.

Stallings is also the author of a book, Another Season, which describes the love he has for his son who was born with Down Syndrome.

Awards

Stallings has received many awards including National Coach of the Year and was the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year two times. In 2000, Coach Stallings was awarded Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M University. He was awarded the Legends Award from the All Sports Association in Dallas in 2001. Mr. Stallings has also received many humanitarian awards, including the Arthritis Humanitarian Award of Alabama, National Boys Club Alumni of the Year, Dallas Father of the Year, Humanitarian Award of the Lion’s Club of Alabama, and Paris Boys Club Wall of Honor.

Stallings has been inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame, Texas A&M Hall of Fame, Gator Bowl Hall of Fame and Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame. He also received an honorary doctorate degree from Harding University.

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External Links

• http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2006/2006_d1_football_records_book.pdf

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} 2006 Alabama Football Media Guide, Published by Ebsco Industries, Birmingham, AL, Page 200 (PDF).
2. ^ The Official Site of the University of Alabama Athletics (html).
3. ^ ^{a b} ial 2006 Divisions I-A and I-AA Football Records Book, National Poll Champions, Page 79 (PDF).
4. ^ NCAA Public Report on Infractions at Alabama (HTML).