Willie E. Jeffries

Willie Jeffries, a South Carolina State University alumnus and coach, was the first African American head football coach in Division I-A when Wichita State hired him. He later returned to South Carolina State and entered the College Football Hall of Fame.

First African American head coach in NCAA Division I-A football.
College Football Hall of Fame coach at South Carolina State.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2008.