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Jack Carlisle

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Jack Carlisle
Biographical details
Born(1929-09-23)September 23, 1929
DiedJuly 27, 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 91)
New Albany, Mississippi, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952Ethel HS (MS)
1953–1955Lula–Rich HS (MS)
1956–1958Nettleton HS (MS)
1959–1960Collierville HS (TN)
1961–1970Murrah HS (MS)
1971–1974Jackson Prep HS (MS)
1975–1977Ole Miss (JV)
1978–1982East Tennessee State
1983–1993Madison-Ridgeland (MS)
1994St. Joseph HS (MS) (assistant)
1997Jackson Prep HS (MS) (assistant)
1998East Central (MS) (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall21–34 (college)

Jack Mason Carlisle (September 23, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee from 1978 to 1982, compiling a record of 21–34.[1]

As a high school football coach at Lula–Rich High School in Mississippi, he coached Thomas Harris who later wrote the novel, The Silence of the Lambs.[2]

Carlisle only had one leg due to an accident when he was 18 years old.[3] He died on July 27, 2021, at his home in New Albany, Mississippi.[4]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1978)
1978 East Tennessee State 4–7 2–5 T–5th
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (1979–1982)
1979 East Tennessee State 7–4 2–3 6th
1980 East Tennessee State 2–9 1–4 7th
1981 East Tennessee State 6–5 4–3 3rd
1982 East Tennessee State 2–9 2–5 7th
East Tennessee State: 21–34 11–20
Total: 21–34

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Carlisle". Sports-Reference CFB. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jack Carlisle". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 23, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Book Details Career of Legendary Coach Jack Carlisle". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Carlisle, Zac (July 28, 2021). "Great Mississippi high school football coach Jack Carlisle died at 91". WTVA. Retrieved July 28, 2021.