Larry Dorsey

Larry Dorsey
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1953-08-15) August 15, 1953 Corinth, Mississippi
Playing career
1972–1975	Tennessee State
1976–1977	San Diego Chargers
1978	Kansas City Chiefs
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1998	Mississippi Valley State
2000–2002	Prairie View A&M
2008–2010	Greenville-Weston HS (MS)
Head coaching record
Overall	42–81–3 (college)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Larry Darnnell Dorsey (born August 15, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at Tennessee State University and then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. Dorsey served as the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University from 1990 to 1998 and at Prairie View A&M University from 2000 to 2002, compiling a career college football coaching record of 42–81–3.

Playing career

College

Dorsey played for the Tennessee State Tigers as a wide receiver under head coach John Merritt.

Professional

Dorsey was picked in the third round (64th overall) by the San Diego Chargers in the 1976 NFL Draft.^[1] He played for the Charges for two years, then went to the Kansas City Chiefs for his third and final year in the NFL.^[2]

Coaching career

Mississippi Valley State

Dorsey was the head coach at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi from 1990 to the end of the 1998 season. While at MVSU, he accumulated a record of 37 wins, 54 losses, and 3 ties.^[3]^[4]

Prairie View A&M

Dorsey's next move was to be named the 21st head coach for the Prairie View A&M University Panthers located in Prairie View, Texas and he held that position for three seasons, from 2000 until 2002. His coaching record at Prairie View was 5 wins, 27 losses, and 0 ties.^[5]^[6] He resigned after his fifth season.^[7]

Greenville Weston High School

In June 2008, Coach Dorsey was selected by the Greenville Public School District in Greenville, Mississippi to become the next head football coach of the Greenville Weston High School Hornets. This is Dorsey's first ever head coaching job on the high school level.

In March 2010, after just two seasons, the Greenville Public School District School Board relieved Coach Dorsey of his coaching duties. Dorsey leftGreenville Weston with a 5–14 record.

References

↑ The Red Zone NFL Draft History
↑ Database Football Statistics, Larry Dorsey NFL stats
↑ Mississippi Valley State Coaching Records
↑ The Sports Network Mississippi Valley State University annual football records
↑ Prairie View A&M University coaching records
↑ "Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory". The Sports Network.
↑ Topeka Capital Journal, Prairie View coach resigns

External links

NFL.com player page

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils head football coaches

Cleophers Hatcher (1953)
Ulysses S. McPherson (1954–1957)
LeRoy Smith (1958)
John A. Bell (1959–1960)
Doug Porter (1961–1965)
Curtis Maddox (1966–1967)
William Glossom (1968–1969)
Davis Weathersby (1970–1977)
James T. Thomas (1978–1979)
Archie Cooley (1980–1986)
Kenneth Pettiford (1987–1989)
Larry Dorsey (1990–1998)
LaTraia Jones (1999–2001)
Willie Totten (2002–2009)
Karl Morgan (2010–2013)
Rick Comegy (2014– )

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)
Jim F. Law (1926–1929)
Arthur J. Willis (1930)
Sam B. Taylor (1931–1943)
L. T. Walker (1944)
William J. Nicks (1945–1947)
Fred T. Long (1948)
James A. Stevens (1949–1951)
William J. 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)
Conway Hayman (1983–1987)
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– )

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