John Payne (American football)

John Payne
Sport(s) Gridiron football
Biographical details
Born May 15, 1933 (1933-05-15) (age 78)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966
1968-1969
1970-1972
1973-1976
1977
1978-1980
1985-1990
1993
1994
1995
1996
1996
1996
1997
1998		 BYU (OL)
Edmonton Eskimos (OL)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (OL)
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Detroit Lions (OL)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Abilene Christian
Sacramento Gold Miners (OL)
BC Lions (OC)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DL)
London Monarchs (OL)
Ottawa Rough Riders (AC)
Ottawa Rough Riders
Frankfurt Galaxy (OC)
New York CityHawks (OC)
Head coaching record
Overall 61-58-2 (CFL)
26-34-2 (college)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

John D. Payne (born May 15, 1933) is a former Gridiron football coach.

After serving as an assistant with Central High School [1] and BYU,[2] Payne moved to the Canadian Football League in 1968. He served as an assistant with the Edmonton Eskimos and Saskatchewan Roughriders before becoming the Roughriders head coach in 1973.[3] In his four season as head coach, Payne had a 40-23-1 record and led Saskatchewan to the 1976 Grey Cup.

In 1977, Payne left the Roughriders and joined the Detroit Lions coaching staff. Payne and the rest of the coaching staff was fired at the end of the season.[4] Payne returned to the CFL, replacing Tom Dimitroff as head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats five games into the 1978 season.[5] He had some success with Hamilton, compiling a 18-24-1 record over three seasons and leading the team to the 1980 Grey Cup. After the Tiger-Cats thirty point loss in the Grey Cup, owner Harold Ballard indicated that he preferred recently fired Arizona State football coach Frank Kush over Payne, which lead to his resignation.[6]

Payne returned to football in 1985 as the head coach at Abilene Christian University located in Abilene, Texas. He was the Wildcats head coach for six seasons [7][8] and had a coaching record of 26-34-2.

Payne returned to the CFL in 1993 as the offensive line coach for the Sacramento Gold Miners.[9] In 1996, Payne, then an assistant with the Ottawa Rough Riders, was promoted to head coach.[10] He coached the team to a 3-11 record. The Rough Riders ceased operations after the season and Payne became the final coach in the 120 year history of the team.

On November 18, 1997, the New York CityHawks of the Arena Football League named Payne offensive coordinator.

References

  1. ^ "Lions Hire Assistant". Ludington Daily News. 1977-02-19. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u9UJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KEoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3391,3576134&dq. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  2. ^ http://www.cougarstats.com/coaches.html
  3. ^ "Coach Named". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 1972-12-21. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H50SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=n_gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3550,1623683&dq. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  4. ^ "Hudspeth, staff ousted by Lions". St. Petersburg Times. 1978-01-10. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nwIMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j1kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5120,535841&dq. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  5. ^ "Tiger Cats Fire Head Coach". Toledo Blade. 1978-08-11. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LnYUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1260,4861238&dq. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  6. ^ "Once-revered Kush starting all over". Toledo Blade. 1980-12-18. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AlYQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jIsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6744,3014908&dq. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 
  7. ^ College Football Reference Abilene Christian University Football Records
  8. ^ 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) ACU Record Book
  9. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/cflinamerica/sac93ros.htm
  10. ^ "People in Sports". Eugene Register-Guard. 1996-07-05. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mHcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3470,781136&dq. Retrieved 2009-06-23. 

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