Sport(s) Football Name Sparky Woods Parents Onis Woods 1973–1975 Carson–Newman Role American Football coach Team VMI Keydets football | 1976 Tennessee (assistant) Spouse Jean Ann Woods 1977 Kansas (assistant) | |
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Position(s) Quarterback, defensive back 1978 North Alabama (assistant) People also search for Casey Woods, Mike Tomlin, Onis Woods, Jimmy Walker | ||
Children Casey Woods, Emily Woods Education Carson–Newman University | ||
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Phillip Perry "Sparky" Woods (born December 20, 1953) is an American football coach and former player. On February 20, 2015, he was named running backs coach, recruiting coordinator, and associate head coach, at the University of Richmond. Prior, he was the head coach at the Virginia Military Institute, a position he held from 2008 to 2014. Woods served as the head coach at Appalachian State University from 1984 to 1988 and at the University of South Carolina from 1989 to 1993.
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- Vmi coach sparky woods big south weekly football teleconference 9 24 13
- College football performance awards coach sparky woods interview 2012
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Coaching tree
- References
College football performance awards coach sparky woods interview 2012
Playing career
Woods attended Oneida High School, where he is still currently in the Hall of Fame. He holds the record for the most interceptions in a season. He played quarterback and defensive back at Carson–Newman College before graduating in 1976.
Coaching career
Woods was named the 30th head coach at VMI on February 13, 2008. Before arriving at VMI, Woods had over 30 years of college and professional coaching experience.
When coaching at South Carolina, a song about Sparky Woods entitled "Sparky Rock" was released on cassette tape.
On November 24, 2014, it was announced by VMI that Woods' contract would not be renewed by Athletic Director Dave Diles. The announcement came less than a day after a 45–25 loss to arch rival The Citadel, ending a 2–10 season for the Keydets. In seven seasons, Woods attained a 17–62 record at VMI, including a mark of 9–32 in conference play.
Coaching tree
Assistant coaches under Sparky Woods who became NCAA head coaches: