LARRY BLAKENEY
STAFF
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED BY LARRY BLAKENEY With more than 30 years of coaching under his belt, Blakeney has coached a number of outstanding players. Here is a listing of some of those players and their accomplishments:
Before joining the coaching staff at his alma mater, Blakeney coached seven seasons in the Alabama high school ranks. He was the head coach at Southern Academy (1970-71), Walker High School (1972-74) and Vestavia Hills High School (1975-76). He compiled a 50-24-2 record during his time as a prep head coach. A 1970 graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Blakeney was a three-year letterman at quarterback for the legendary Ralph “Shug” Jordan. He was the first sophomore ever to start at quarterback for Jordan, and Auburn played in two bowl games during Blakeney’s career. The 1968 team defeated Arizona 34-10 in the Sun Bowl, while the 1969 squad lost 36-7 to Houston in the Bluebonnet Bowl. Blakeney was a two-sport star for the Tigers, also lettering in baseball (1968-69) while playing shortstop and third base for legendary coach Paul Nix. He earned his master’s degree in education from the University of Montevallo in 1976. Blakeney was born Sept. 21, 1947, in Birmingham, Ala. but grew up in Gordo where he played football, baseball and basketball at Gordo High School. He is married to the former Janice Powell. The couple has three daughters, Kelley and twins, Julie and Tiffany. Kelley, a graduate of Troy University and the UAB Medical School, is a doctor of pathology in Montgomery, Ala., and is married to Allen Argenti. Julie, a Troy marketing graduate, works for an insurance agency in Atlanta with her husband Adam Ivory. Tiffany, who graduated with an international business degree from Troy University, lives with her husband Jason Rash in Atlanta. The Blakeneys have four granddaughters; Caroline, Madeline, Danielle, Megan and one grandson, Joseph.
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Name Mario Addison Gary Banks, WR James Brown, OL Levi Brown, QB Jorrick Calvin, DB Jonathan Carter, WR Brannon Condren, SS Kanorris Davis, LB Reggie Dwight, TE Trevor Ford, DB DuJuan Harris, RB Clifford Ivory, DB Kerry Jenkins, OL Jerrel Jernigan, WR Brandon Lang, DE Boris Lee, LB Al Lucas, DT Pratt Lyons, DE Elbert Mack, DB Sherrod Martin, DB Jonathan Massaquoi, DE Jimmy McClain, LB Leodis McKelvin, DB Steve McLendon, DT Michael Moore, OT Orlando Parker, WR Mareno Philyaw, WR Rayshun Reed, DB Corey Robinson, QB Cameron Sheffield, DE Marcus Spriggs, DL Charles Thomas, OL Eric Thomas, WR Lawyer Tillman, WR Brynden Trawick, S Lawrence Tynes, PK Osi Umenyiora, DE DeMarcus Ware, DE Freddy Weygand, WR Leonard Wheeler, DB Davern Williams, DT Bear Woods, LB Alexander Wright, WR
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TOP COLLEGIATE COACHES IN STATE HISTORY (By Victories) Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant Cleve Abbott Ralph “Shug” Jordan Larry Blakeney Frank Thomas Wayne Grubb Hal Self Terry Bowden Mike Donahue Pat Dye Don Salls Louis Crews
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