Search

Willard Bailey

Willard Bailey (born June 3, 1939) is and currently serving as President of Central International College* in Virginia. When Coach Bailey retired in 2013, he was the winningest football coach in the history of Virginia at all levels. Today, that record has been eclipsed -- but Bailey is still the all-time winningest football coach in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) -- the oldest Black football conference in the country. In his 40 years of coaching at four different schools, Bailey won a total of 238 games. Coach Bailey's former positions include athletic director, head football coach, as well as being a fully-tenured associate professor.

Willard Bailey
Biographical details
Born (1939-06-03) June 3, 1939 (age 85)
Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966–1970Virginia Union (assistant)
1971–1983Virginia Union
1984–1992Norfolk State
1995–2003Virginia Union
2005–2010Saint Paul's (VA)
2011–2013Virginia–Lynchburg
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1984–1989Norfolk State
Head coaching record
Overall238–169–7
Tournaments0–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 CIAA (1973, 1979, 1981–1984, 2001)

Coach Willard Bailey was Inducted into Black College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.

Coach Bailey became an assistant football coach at Virginia Union University in 1964 and took over as head coach of VUU's Panthers in 1971, setting a school-record 151 coaching wins between 1971-83 and 1995-2003. His distinguished service as head football coach includes Virginia Union University from 1971 to 1983 and again from 1995 to 2003, Norfolk State University from 1984 to 1992, Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia from 2005 to 2010, and Virginia University of Lynchburg from 2011 to 2013, compiling a career college football record of 238–169–7.[1][2] As a coach in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Bailey won seven conference championships, six with Virginia Union and one with Norfolk State. His Virginia Union Panther football teams made five straight appearances in the NCAA Division II football playoffs, from 1979 to 1983, while his Norfolk State Spartan football team made one appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs, in 1984.

These are but a few of the players from Bailey's Virginia Union Panthers, Norfolk State Spartans, and Saint Paul's Tiger teams who went on to the National Football League, the Canadian League or the Arena League:

Bailey graduated from Norfolk State in 1962.

______________________________

  • Central International College is Accredited by the Association of Independent Christian Colleges and Seminaries and recognized by the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia.

Head Coaching Record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1971–1983)
1971Virginia Union4–3–24–3–13rd (Northern)
1972Virginia Union6–33–2T–2nd (Northern)
1973Virginia Union9–19–01st
1974Virginia Union8–27–12nd
1975Virginia Union7–46–1T–2nd
1976Virginia Union7–45–3T–3rd
1977Virginia Union10–17–12nd
1978Virginia Union7–4–15–2–1T–2nd
1979Virginia Union10–28–01stL NCAA Division II First Round
1980Virginia Union9–2–15–1–12ndL NCAA Division II First Round
1981Virginia Union11–17–01st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
1982Virginia Union8–36–11st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
1983Virginia Union9–26–11st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
Norfolk State Spartans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1984–1992)
1984Norfolk State10–26–11st (Northern)L NCAA Division II First Round
1985Norfolk State6–45–22nd (Northern)
1986Norfolk State4–63–44th (Northern)
1987Norfolk State4–72–54th (Northern)
1988Norfolk State5–52–44th (Northern)
1989Norfolk State6–3–13–2–14th (Northern)
1990Norfolk State7–35–12nd (Northern)
1991Norfolk State7–36–1T–2nd
1992Norfolk State3–72–4T–8th
Norfolk State:52–40–134–24–1
Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1995–2003)
1995Virginia Union0–8–20–6–29th
1996Virginia Union2–81–7T–9th
1997Virginia Union6–53–4
1998Virginia Union8–34–3T–3rd
1999Virginia Union8–26–12nd
2000Virginia Union8–35–11st (Eastern)
2001Virginia Union8–35–11st (Eastern)
2002Virginia Union6–44–33rd (Eastern)
2003Virginia Union6–55–2T–1st (Eastern)
Virginia Union:157–73–6111–44–5
Saint Paul's Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2005–2010)
2005Saint Paul's4–63–44th (Northern)
2006Saint Paul's1–81–66th (Northern)
2007Saint Paul's5–54–33rd (Northern)
2008Saint Paul's5–53–4T–4th (Northern)
2009Saint Paul's4–53–45th (Northern)
2010Saint Paul's2–82–56th (Northern)
Saint Paul's:21–3716–26
Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons (Independent) (2011–2013)
2011Virginia–Lynchburg4–6
2012Virginia–Lynchburg2–8
2013Virginia–Lynchburg2–5
Virginia–Lynchburg:8–19
Total:238–169–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References

Retrieved from "https:https://www.search.com.vn/wiki/index.php?lang=en&q=Willard_Bailey&oldid=1216780169"
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchWikipedia:Featured picturesYasukeHarrison ButkerRobert FicoBridgertonCleopatraDeaths in 2024Joyce VincentXXXTentacionHank AdamsIt Ends with UsYouTubeNew Caledonia2024 Indian general electionHeeramandiDarren DutchyshenSlovakiaKingdom of the Planet of the ApesAttempted assassination of Robert FicoLawrence WongBaby ReindeerXXX: Return of Xander CageThelma HoustonFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaMegalopolis (film)Richard GaddKepler's SupernovaWicked (musical)Sunil ChhetriXXX (2002 film)Ashley MadisonAnya Taylor-JoyPlanet of the ApesNava MauYoung SheldonPortal:Current eventsX-Men '97