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If you enjoy Blake’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it. Johnny Majors was the legendary head football coach at Tennessee and Pittsburgh. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Oops, something didn't work. Just not enough orange and white around those sites ( IMO ), This means a lot to me. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. It's the one that shows Jack Daniel's burial site. Please try again later. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? I Live in Tullahoma. Our family will all try to live up to that legacy as we mourn his loss — and celebrate his life.”. Johnny Majors Wiki – Johnny Majors Bio.

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Johnny is probably my favorite VOL. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request. Oops, we were unable to send the email. “It’s with a sad heart that we make this announcement,” said Mary Lynn Majors, his wife of 61 years, said in a statement shared with Knox News. Been to Jack's grave before Johnny died. GREAT NEWS! I met Shirley Majors back in the mid 70's.He was coaching at Suwanee at the time.Very nice gentleman.What I remember most about him now is that Johnny and Shirley looked a whole lot alike.Johnny IMO favored his dad more than any of the other boys. If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. I'll be back. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. JavaScript is disabled. 100 yards. Year should not be greater than current year. Resend Activation Email. Please reset your password. All rights reserved. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. I had my first day off in a while and decided to head to Tullahoma and visit the family cemetary there. In addition to his wife, Mary Lynn (Barnwell) Majors, he is survived by his two children, John and Mary; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; his sister, Shirley Ann Husband; brothers Larry and Bobby; and numerous nieces and nephews. Johnny Majors, the legendary former Tennessee football coach who also is fondly remembered at Pittsburgh and Iowa State, died on Wednesday morning. × He loved the symphony, travel, history and almost any type of museum.” Mary Elizabeth Majors, his daughter, added, “my dad was a strong and determined person. American Football Player and Coach. He finished second to Paul Hornung in voting for the Heisman Trophy in 1956. “Dad’s passions and friendships were so diverse," he said in the family's statement. 100 yards (+-5yds). You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. GREAT NEWS! © 2020 www.knoxnews.com. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional, No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments.

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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Johnny Majors (21 May 1935–3 Jun 2020), Find a Grave Memorial no. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. You must log in or register to reply here. Perhaps only Neyland's shadow is larger. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1987. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. Johnny Majors, the legendary former Tennessee football coach who also is fondly remembered at Pittsburgh and Iowa State, died on Wednesday morning.He was 85. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Drag images here or select from your computer for Johnny Majors memorial. Majors served as the head football coach at Iowa State University (1968–1972), the University of Pittsburgh (1973–1976, 1993–1996), and Tennessee (1977–1992), compiling a career college football record of 185–137–10. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Try again. Email him at blake.toppmeyer@knoxnews.com and follow him on Twitter @btoppmeyer. I was little, but I remember my Dad telling me what happened. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5.

His 1976 Pittsburgh squad won a national championship after capping a 12–0 season with a victory in the Sugar Bowl. He was 85. About a year ago my wife’s aunt who is big into tracing ancestry and doing the DNA found out that they are cousins with Johnny Majors’ adopted daughter, when they found it out her aunt reached out to the daughter and she mentioned to her how my wife and I are Tennessee fans, a couple months later we received mail from her and when we opened it it was two pictures of Majors with a note from him to us and his autograph on both of them, it was pretty neat the way everything works out because we had been Vols fans way before we found out that info and that just made us bigger fans, Thank you for sharing this I didn’t know where the family was buried .

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