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<blockquote data-quote="DeepSnap" data-source="post: 939872" data-attributes="member: 4589"><p>"The Glan" was brought in from Western Kentucky in June 1968 to coach the Freshmen team and install Carson's 4-4-3 "Tech Defense" from the ground up. The Tech defense was a modified "Wide Tackle Six" with both ILBs and both DTs switching gaps.... The weakside OLB was the "Wrecker," the strongside was the "Stinger." In 1969 when we moved up to the varsity, so did Jerry to coach DEs & OLBs. The late Lamar Leachman had the interior DL. Billy Williamson had the DBs. Warner Alford was also on that staff, maybe with ILBs.</p><p></p><p>Jerry is what he is..... it's no show.... he's the same guy off camera as he is in front of one. And you love him or hate him, there's no in between, usually depending on which side of the ball you line up on. Jerry loved all defensive team members, but if you were on offense, the only players he cared about were the ones he personally recruited. Oh, and he thoroughly distrusted walkons. </p><p></p><p>I respect him, but he taught us all "How can you tell when a football coach is lying? His lips are moving." </p><p></p><p>Most important life lesson he taught? "If you're on time, you're 15 minutes late" & the ever famous 1970 Sun Bowl "Be late, be left" - Steve Harkey, Bubba Hoats & Zollie Graham showed up for the bus to Hartsfield at exactly our departure time & were left at the Players Gate on Techwood. Our Freshmen practices would start at 329, 344, 316, or whatever memorable number he happened to dream up that day.</p><p></p><p>Jerry's loyal to a fault, but that leads to the quirk of how he left GT..... in '75 Jerry got a call from the Washington Redskins to come interview for a job... Pepper told him "If you get on that plane, don't bother coming back." Jerry went to DC & either turned down Washington or he didn't make the cut. When he called Pepper to let him know he was coming back to GT, Pepper wished him good luck in his next position. A coupla weeks later the Detroit Lions made Jerry their Special Teams coach.</p><p></p><p>He still occasionally coaches in one of alphabet leagues that pop up, usually working for someone in his coaching tree. He's about 83 now & lives in Knoxville, his wife's hometown.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeepSnap, post: 939872, member: 4589"] "The Glan" was brought in from Western Kentucky in June 1968 to coach the Freshmen team and install Carson's 4-4-3 "Tech Defense" from the ground up. The Tech defense was a modified "Wide Tackle Six" with both ILBs and both DTs switching gaps.... The weakside OLB was the "Wrecker," the strongside was the "Stinger." In 1969 when we moved up to the varsity, so did Jerry to coach DEs & OLBs. The late Lamar Leachman had the interior DL. Billy Williamson had the DBs. Warner Alford was also on that staff, maybe with ILBs. Jerry is what he is..... it's no show.... he's the same guy off camera as he is in front of one. And you love him or hate him, there's no in between, usually depending on which side of the ball you line up on. Jerry loved all defensive team members, but if you were on offense, the only players he cared about were the ones he personally recruited. Oh, and he thoroughly distrusted walkons. I respect him, but he taught us all "How can you tell when a football coach is lying? His lips are moving." Most important life lesson he taught? "If you're on time, you're 15 minutes late" & the ever famous 1970 Sun Bowl "Be late, be left" - Steve Harkey, Bubba Hoats & Zollie Graham showed up for the bus to Hartsfield at exactly our departure time & were left at the Players Gate on Techwood. Our Freshmen practices would start at 329, 344, 316, or whatever memorable number he happened to dream up that day. Jerry's loyal to a fault, but that leads to the quirk of how he left GT..... in '75 Jerry got a call from the Washington Redskins to come interview for a job... Pepper told him "If you get on that plane, don't bother coming back." Jerry went to DC & either turned down Washington or he didn't make the cut. When he called Pepper to let him know he was coming back to GT, Pepper wished him good luck in his next position. A coupla weeks later the Detroit Lions made Jerry their Special Teams coach. He still occasionally coaches in one of alphabet leagues that pop up, usually working for someone in his coaching tree. He's about 83 now & lives in Knoxville, his wife's hometown. [/QUOTE]
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