Willard Bailey

Willard Bailey
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born June 3, 1939
Suffolk, Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1983
1984–1992
1995–2003
2005–2010
2011–2013
Virginia Union
Norfolk State
Virginia Union
Saint Paul's (VA)
Virginia–Lynchburg
Head coaching record
Overall 238–168–7 (.585)
Tournaments 0–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs)

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors

Championships

7 CIAA (1973, 1979, 1981–1984, 2001)

Willard Bailey (born June 3, 1939) is a former American football college coach and an alumnus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, who graduated in 1962. He has been a head football coach for a total of 40 seasons. He served as head coach at Virginia Union University (1971–1983 and 1995–2003), Norfolk State (1984–1992), Saint Paul's College, Virginia (2005–2010) and Virginia University of Lynchburg (2011–2013). Bailey has compiled a record of 238 wins, 168 losses, and 7 ties.[1][2] As a coach in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Bailey has won seven conference championships, six with Virginia Union and one with Norfolk State.[3] His Virginia Union Panther football teams made 5 straight appearances in the Division II football playoffs in 1979,1980,1981,1982, and 1983, while his Norfolk State Spartan football team made one appearance in the Division II football playoffs in 1984.

In a press release dated February 1, 2011, Bailey's retirement was announced. Succeeding Bailey as Saint Paul's head football coach was former assistant coach Kevin Grisby.[4]

These are players from Bailey's Virginia Union Panther, Norfolk State Spartan, and Saint Paul's Tiger teams who went on to the National Football League/Canadian League/Arena League:

Virginia Union:Herbert Scott, Malcolm Barnwell, Carl Bland, Pete Hunter, James Atkins.

Norfolk State: Willie Gillus, A. J. Jimerson

Saint Paul's: Greg Toler (the first player from the school to be drafted by the National Football League)

Bailey now coaches for Virginia University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg VA. V.U.L. hasn't had a football program since 1954, and they've hired Coach Bailey in 2011.[5]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1971–1983)
1971 Virginia Union 432
1972 Virginia Union 63
1973 Virginia Union 91 90 1st
1974 Virginia Union 82
1975 Virginia Union 74
1976 Virginia Union 74
1977 Virginia Union 101
1978 Virginia Union 741
1979 Virginia Union 102 80 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
1980 Virginia Union 921 L NCAA Division II First Round
1981 Virginia Union 111 80 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
1982 Virginia Union 83 61 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
1983 Virginia Union 92 61 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
Virginia Union: 105324
Norfolk State Spartans (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1984–1992)
1984 Norfolk State 102 61 1st L NCAA Division II First Round
1985 Norfolk State 64
1986 Norfolk State 46
1987 Norfolk State 47
1988 Norfolk State 55
1989 Norfolk State 631
1990 Norfolk State 73
1991 Norfolk State 73
1992 Norfolk State 37
Norfolk State: 52401
Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1995–2003)
1995 Virginia Union 082 061
1996 Virginia Union 28 16
1997 Virginia Union 65 34
1998 Virginia Union 83 53
1999 Virginia Union 82 51
2000 Virginia Union 83 41
2001 Virginia Union 82 71
2002 Virginia Union 64 53
2003 Virginia Union 65 52
Virginia Union: 52402 35271
Virginia Union Total: 157726
Saint Paul's Tigers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2005–2010)
2005 Saint Paul's 46
2006 Saint Paul's 18
2007 Saint Paul's 55
2008 Saint Paul's 55
2009 Saint Paul's 45
2010 Saint Paul's 28 25
Saint Paul's: 2137
Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons (Independent) (2011–2013)
2011 Virginia–Lynchburg 46
2012 Virginia–Lynchburg 28
2013 Virginia–Lynchburg 25
Virginia–Lynchburg: 819
Total: 2381687
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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