"Ol' Ball Coach hangin up his whistle and visor..Spurrier to retire" Mon Oct-12-15 08:26 PM by guru0509
Update: In last 48 hours, 3 head coaches fired, HBC retiring, an AD resigns & starting QB on No. 8 team out for year because of PEDs #ugh - @McMurphyESPN
South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier is retiring, according to Sports Illustrated's Thayer Evans and Rivals.com's South Carolina site.
"No timeline immediately known. He informed team tonight," according to GamecockCentral.com's Chris Clark.
Spurrier has a 228–89–2 record as a college head coach, finding measures of rarely precedented success at each of Duke, Florida and his current gig. The 1996 national championship, seven conference titles and nine conference coach of the year awards lead his résumé.
The 1966 Heisman Trophy winner will be remembered as the greatest coach in the history of two SEC East programs to this point. He's beloved by Gators and Gamecocks alike; our Carolina site has a collection of stories on Spurrier's decade, and the Florida fans at EDSBS regularly mimic his way with really mean words.
There's a clear reason for that part, as Spurrier's perhaps the best quote in college football history. Just last week, he dropped off some jewels at SEC Media Days, then scooted out to Arby's, all of which has become an annual tradition.
OUR SOUTH CAROLINA BLOG South Carolina Gamecocks blog Garnet And Black Attack Spurrier's used his platform for more than just sniping at Tennessee as of late, advocating repeatedly for players to get a bigger piece of the college sports revenue pie and calling for the takedown of South Carolina's Confederate flag eight years before it actually happened.
The golf enthusiast also coached Washington's NFL team for a couple years in there, but nobody really cares about that much.
------------------- I wanna go to where the martyrs went the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...
Always was a fan of his. Could kinda tell he wasn't 'all there' this year but hey, when you're done you're done. Got the most out of this profession. Enjoy Retirement!
3. "Kinda hated him but always respected him. Hope he is feeling well" In response to Reply # 0
and can enjoy retirement. My buddy's dad was a year behind him at UF and never shuts up about his career as a player (except when he talks about ludes or some girl's bush). ah, the 60s.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
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