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Sport(s)
  
Football

Position(s)
  
Title
  
Head coach

Name
  
Jimmye Laycock


Record
  
240–174–2

Role
  
Football coach

1966–1969
  
William & Mary

Spouse
  
Deidre Connelly

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Born
  
February 6, 1948 (age 76) (
1948-02-06
)

1970
  
Newport News HS (VA) (assistant)

Team
  
William & Mary Tribe football

Children
  
Michael Laycock, Mary Louise Laycock, James Laycock, Melanie Johnson

Education
  
College of William & Mary, Loudoun Valley High School

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Jimmye Laycock (born February 6, 1948) has served as head football coach at the College of William & Mary since 1980. Laycock graduated from William & Mary in 1970 and played quarterback under legendary coaches Marv Levy and Lou Holtz. Prior to taking over the Tribe head coaching position, Laycock coached at Newport News High School, Clemson University, The Citadel, and the University of Memphis.

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Laycock has been the most successful head coach in the history of William & Mary Tribe football, leading the team to 24 winning seasons and 12 post-season appearances (through the 2015 season), including a 48-34 loss in the Division I-AA national semifinal to the James Madison Dukes in 2004. After a win against the Southern Illinois Salukis in the FCS national quarterfinals on December 5, 2009, Laycock recorded his 200th win as the Tribe's head coach—the 13th coach in FCS history to reach that mark. The following season, he recorded his 200th win as an FCS head coach, making him only the third to reach that mark.

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Personal

Laycock is from Hamilton, Virginia. He attended Loudoun Valley High School and lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He earned 12 varsity letters and had his football jersey number retired. He was also inducted into the Loudoun Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, honoring those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia. He was inducted into that Hall of Fame in October 2010. Today, he is married to Deidre Connelly, a sports psychology consultant at William & Mary. He has four children — three with Connelly.

Coaching tree

Assistants under Jimmye Laycock who became NCAA or NFL head coaches:

  • Sean McDermott: Buffalo Bills (2017-Present)
  • Dan Quinn: Atlanta Falcons (2015-Present)
  • Bill Stewart: VMI (1994–1996), West Virginia (2008–2010)
  • References

    Jimmye Laycock Wikipedia