| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1953–1956 | Fort Valley State |
| 1963–1964 | Atlanta Spartans |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1961 | Carver HS (GA) (JV) |
| 1962–1968 | Carver HS (GA) (DC) |
| 1969–1974 | Sylvan Hills HS (GA) (DC) |
| 1975–1976 | Sylvan Hills HS (GA) |
| 1978 | Georgia Tech (OL) |
| 1979–1988 | Fulton HS (GA) |
| 1989 | Clark Atlanta (DC) |
| 1990–1996 | Clark Atlanta |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–41–1 (college) 101–25 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SIAC (1991) | |
Willie Hunter is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Clark Atlanta University from 1990 to 1996.
Hunter played college football at Fort Valley State College and also played professionally for the Atlanta Spartans of the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1964. After teaching and coaching football in the Atlanta Public Schools system for 33 years, he resigned in 1989 and was hired as the defensive coordinator at Clark Altana. In January 1990, Hunter succeeded William M. Spencer as head coach after Spencer was fired.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1990–1996) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Clark Atlanta | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1991 | Clark Atlanta | 6–3–1 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1992 | Clark Atlanta | 3–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1993 | Clark Atlanta | 3–7 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1994 | Clark Atlanta | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1995 | Clark Atlanta | 5–5 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1990 | Clark Atlanta | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| Clark Atlanta: | 29–41–1 | 24–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 29–41–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clark Atlanta Panthers. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- "Willie Hunter". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- Giddens, Milton L. (June 29, 1989). "Hunter Resigns from Fulton Post, Joins Clark Atlanta University". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 10D. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- Giddens, Milton L. (January 11, 1990). "After Going 4-16 under Spencer, Clark Atlanta University promotes Hunter to head coach job". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 14D. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- Giddens, Milton L. (January 11, 1990). "Hunter becomes CUA Panthers' head coach (continued)". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 15D. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
| Clark Atlanta Panthers head football coaches | |
|---|---|
# denotes interim head coach |
- Living people
- American football defensive backs
- Atlantic Coast Football League players
- Clark Atlanta Panthers football coaches
- Fort Valley State Wildcats football players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches
- High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Schoolteachers from Georgia (U.S. state)
- African-American schoolteachers
- African-American coaches of American football
- 20th-century African-American educators
- 20th-century American educators
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen