Theophilus Danzy - Misplaced Pages

American football coach

Theophilus Danzy
Biographical details
Born	(1930-05-20)May 20, 1930
Died	November 27, 2012(2012-11-27) (aged 82) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1964–1971	Alcorn State (assistant)
1972	Prairie View
1973–1976	Alcorn State (assistant)
1977–1978	Alabama A&M
1979	Arkansas–Pine Bluff (DC)
1980–1982	Miles
1983–1985	Alcorn State (assistant)
1986–1990	Alcorn State
1999–2005	Stillman

Head coaching record
Overall	84–88–3

Theophilus Danzy (May 20, 1930 – November 27, 2012) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Prairie View A&M University (1972), Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (1977–1978), Miles College (1980–1982), Alcorn State University (1986–1990), and Stillman College (1999–2005), compiling a career head coaching record of 84–88–3. He was an alumnus of Tennessee State University. Danzy died on November 27, 2012.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Prairie View A&M Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1972)
1972	Prairie View A&M	5–5	1–5	T–4th
Prairie View A&M:		5–5	1–5
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1977–1978)
1977	Alabama A&M	2–9	1–4	T–5th (Division I)
1978	Alabama A&M	7–4	4–1
Alabama A&M:		9–13
Miles Golden Bears (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1980–1982)
1980	Miles	2–4–2
1981	Miles	2–7–1	1–1–1
1982	Miles	1–9	1–3
Miles:		5–20–3
Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1986–1990)
1986	Alcorn State	5–5	5–2	2nd
1987	Alcorn State	6–3	5–2	2nd
1988	Alcorn State	6–4	4–3	T–3rd
1989	Alcorn State	7–3	5–2	T–2nd
1990	Alcorn State	2–7	2–4	T–5th
Alcorn State:		26–22	21–13
Stillman Tigers (NCAA Division II independent) (1999–2004)
1999	Stillman	3–5
2000	Stillman	6–3
2001	Stillman	6–4
2002	Stillman	8–2
2003	Stillman	5–5
2004	Stillman	5–5
Stillman Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2005)
2005	Stillman	6–4	5–4	T–4th
Stillman:		39–28
Total:		84–88–3

References

Sutton, Robert (December 3, 2012). "Danzy, coach who revived Stillman football, dies". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 17, 2014.

v t e Prairie View A&M Panthers head football coaches
Unknown (1907) No team (1908–1919) Unknown (1920) No team (1921–1922) Henry B. Hucles (1923–1925) James H. Law (1926–1928) Arthur J. Willis (1929) Sam B. Taylor (1930–1943) L. T. Walker (1944) Billy Nicks (1945–1947) Fred T. Long (1948) James A. Stevens (1949–1951) Billy Nicks (1952–1965) Hoover J. Wright (1966–1968) Alexander Durley (1969–1970) Jim Hillyer (1971) Theophilus Danzy (1972) Hoover J. Wright (1973–1979) Cornelius Cooper (1980–1981) James McKinley (1982–1983) Conway Hayman (1984–1987) Haney Catchings (1987–1989) No team (1990) Ronald Beard (1991–1994) Hensley Sapenter (1995–1996) Greg Johnson (1997–1998) Clifton Gilliard (1999) Larry Dorsey (2000–2002) C. L. Whittington (2003) Henry Frazier III (2004–2010) Heishma Northern (2011–2014) Willie Simmons (2015–2017) Eric Dooley (2018–2021) Bubba McDowell (2022–2024)

Prairie View A&M Panthers head football coaches

Unknown (1907)
No team (1908–1919)
Unknown (1920)
No team (1921–1922)
Henry B. Hucles (1923–1925)
James H. Law (1926–1928)
Arthur J. Willis (1929)
Sam B. Taylor (1930–1943)
L. T. Walker (1944)
Billy Nicks (1945–1947)
Fred T. Long (1948)
James A. Stevens (1949–1951)
Billy Nicks (1952–1965)
Hoover J. Wright (1966–1968)
Alexander Durley (1969–1970)
Jim Hillyer (1971)
Theophilus Danzy (1972)
Hoover J. Wright (1973–1979)
Cornelius Cooper (1980–1981)
James McKinley (1982–1983)
Conway Hayman (1984–1987)
Haney Catchings (1987–1989)
No team (1990)
Ronald Beard (1991–1994)
Hensley Sapenter (1995–1996)
Greg Johnson (1997–1998)
Clifton Gilliard (1999)
Larry Dorsey (2000–2002)
C. L. Whittington (2003)
Henry Frazier III (2004–2010)
Heishma Northern (2011–2014)
Willie Simmons (2015–2017)
Eric Dooley (2018–2021)
Bubba McDowell (2022–2024)

v t e Alabama A&M Bulldogs head football coaches
Unknown (1912–1923) Matthew W. Bullock (1924–1926) Shag Harris (1927) Cliff Green (1928–1932) Sticky Jacobs (1933) Porter James (1934–1936) Dwight Fisher (1937–1940) Dyke Smith (1941) George H. Hobson (1942) No team (1943–1944) George H. Hobson (1945–1959) Louis Crews (1960–1975) Curt Gentry (1976) Theophilus Danzy (1977–1978) Ray Greene (1979–1983) Ed Wyche (1984–1985) Ray Greene (1986–1988) George Pugh (1989–1991) Ray Bonner (1991–1993) Reggie Oliver (1994) Kenneth Pettiford (1995–1997) Ron Cooper (1998–2001) Anthony Jones (2002–2013) James Spady (2014–2017) Connell Maynor (2018–2024)

Alabama A&M Bulldogs head football coaches

Unknown (1912–1923)
Matthew W. Bullock (1924–1926)
Shag Harris (1927)
Cliff Green (1928–1932)
Sticky Jacobs (1933)
Porter James (1934–1936)
Dwight Fisher (1937–1940)
Dyke Smith (1941)
George H. Hobson (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
George H. Hobson (1945–1959)
Louis Crews (1960–1975)
Curt Gentry (1976)
Theophilus Danzy (1977–1978)
Ray Greene (1979–1983)
Ed Wyche (1984–1985)
Ray Greene (1986–1988)
George Pugh (1989–1991)
Ray Bonner (1991–1993)
Reggie Oliver (1994)
Kenneth Pettiford (1995–1997)
Ron Cooper (1998–2001)
Anthony Jones (2002–2013)
James Spady (2014–2017)
Connell Maynor (2018–2024)

v t e Miles Golden Bears head football coaches
Professor Jordan (1910–1914) Osborner (1915–1917) No team (1918–1919) Poole (1920–1924) Reeves (1925–1926) L. W. Ford (1927–1930) W. O. Amos (1931–1933) T. J. Knox (1934–1942) No team (1943–1945) T. J. Knox (1946–1967) Ocie Brown (1968–1971) Jim Holifield (1972–1974) Earl Cheatham (1975–1978) No team (1979) Theophilus Danzy (1980–1982) Donald Harris (1983–1985) James Owens (1986–1989) Jim Barkum (1990) Anthony Colvin (1991–1992) Ronald Cook (1993) Cecil Leonard (1994–2000) Wade Streeter (2001–2007) Billy Joe (2008–2010) Patrick Peasant # (2010) Reginald Ruffin (2011–2019) No team (2020) Reginald Ruffin (2021) Sam Shade (2022– ) # denotes interim coach

Miles Golden Bears head football coaches

Professor Jordan (1910–1914)
Osborner (1915–1917)
No team (1918–1919)
Poole (1920–1924)
Reeves (1925–1926)
L. W. Ford (1927–1930)
W. O. Amos (1931–1933)
T. J. Knox (1934–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
T. J. Knox (1946–1967)
Ocie Brown (1968–1971)
Jim Holifield (1972–1974)
Earl Cheatham (1975–1978)
No team (1979)
Theophilus Danzy (1980–1982)
Donald Harris (1983–1985)
James Owens (1986–1989)
Jim Barkum (1990)
Anthony Colvin (1991–1992)
Ronald Cook (1993)
Cecil Leonard (1994–2000)
Wade Streeter (2001–2007)
Billy Joe (2008–2010)
Patrick Peasant # (2010)
Reginald Ruffin (2011–2019)
No team (2020)
Reginald Ruffin (2021)
Sam Shade (2022– )

# denotes interim coach

v t e Alcorn State Braves head football coaches
Octavious T. Henderson (1921) O. A. Ross (1922–1933) W. Morton (1934–1935) A. A. Abraham (1936) L. Harris (1937) A. A. Abraham (1938) L. Harris (1939–1940) A. A. Abraham (1941–1942) No team (1943–1944) Anderson (1945) Reuben Alba (1946) W. Felix Harris (1947) Dwight Fisher (1948–1956) Wallace Broadus (1957) E. E. Simmons (1958–1959) Frank Purnell (1960–1963) Marino Casem (1964–1985) Theophilus Danzy (1986–1990) Cardell Jones (1991–1997) Johnny Thomas (1998–2007) Ernest T. Jones (2008) Earnest Collins Jr. (2009–2010) Melvin Spears (2011) Jay Hopson (2012–2015) Fred McNair (2016–2019) No team (2020) Fred McNair (2021–2023) Cedric Thomas (2024– )

Alcorn State Braves head football coaches

Octavious T. Henderson (1921)
O. A. Ross (1922–1933)
W. Morton (1934–1935)
A. A. Abraham (1936)
L. Harris (1937)
A. A. Abraham (1938)
L. Harris (1939–1940)
A. A. Abraham (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Anderson (1945)
Reuben Alba (1946)
W. Felix Harris (1947)
Dwight Fisher (1948–1956)
Wallace Broadus (1957)
E. E. Simmons (1958–1959)
Frank Purnell (1960–1963)
Marino Casem (1964–1985)
Theophilus Danzy (1986–1990)
Cardell Jones (1991–1997)
Johnny Thomas (1998–2007)
Ernest T. Jones (2008)
Earnest Collins Jr. (2009–2010)
Melvin Spears (2011)
Jay Hopson (2012–2015)
Fred McNair (2016–2019)
No team (2020)
Fred McNair (2021–2023)
Cedric Thomas (2024– )

v t e Stillman Tigers head football coaches
Theophilus Danzy (1999–2005) Greg Thompson (2006–2008) L. C. Cole (2009–2010) Teddy Keaton (2011–2015)

This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1970s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: