Sport(s) Football 2005–2010 Saint Paul's (VA) 1995–2003 Virginia Union Role Coach | 1984–1992 Norfolk State Name Willard Bailey 1971–1983 Virginia Union 2011–2013 Virginia–Lynchburg | |
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Born June 3, 1939 (age 84)
Suffolk, Virginia ( 1939-06-03 ) | ||
Education Norfolk State University | ||
VUU, COACH BAILEY & FABULOUS!
Willard Bailey (born June 3, 1939) is a former American football college coach and an alumnus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, who graduated in 1962. He has been a head football coach for a total of 40 seasons. He served as head coach at Virginia Union University (1971–1983 and 1995–2003), Norfolk State (1984–1992), Saint Paul's College, Virginia (2005–2010) and Virginia University of Lynchburg (2011–2013). Bailey has compiled a record of 238 wins, 168 losses, and 7 ties. As a coach in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Bailey has won seven conference championships, six with Virginia Union and one with Norfolk State. His Virginia Union Panther football teams made 5 straight appearances in the Division II football playoffs in 1979,1980,1981,1982, and 1983, while his Norfolk State Spartan football team made one appearance in the Division II football playoffs in 1984.
In a press release dated February 1, 2011, Bailey's retirement was announced. Succeeding Bailey as Saint Paul's head football coach was former assistant coach Kevin Grisby.
These are players from Bailey's Virginia Union Panther, Norfolk State Spartan, and Saint Paul's Tiger teams who went on to the National Football League/Canadian League/Arena League:
Virginia Union:Herbert Scott, Malcolm Barnwell, Carl Bland, Pete Hunter, James Atkins.
Norfolk State: Willie Gillus, A. J. Jimerson
Saint Paul's: Greg Toler (the first player from the school to be drafted by the National Football League)
Bailey now coaches for Virginia University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg VA. V.U.L. hasn't had a football program since 1954, and they've hired Coach Bailey in 2011.