Pat Sullivan
Pat Sullivan was born in Birmingham, Alabama, United States on January 18th, 1950 and is the Football Coach. At the age of 69, Pat Sullivan biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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College career
Sullivan, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, began his athletic career as a three-sport athlete at Birmingham's John Carroll Catholic High School. Despite being a natural baseball and basketball player, he opted to play football for Auburn University, where he would be the starting quarterback in 1969 under head coach Ralph Jordan's tutelage. During his tenure as coach of the team, Sullivan, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall and 86 kg (14 st) broke school and NCAA records for passing, defeating the team's record of 227-47. In 1970, he led the NCAA in total offense with 2,856 yards and set a record for most yards per play with 8.57 yards. He was responsible for 72 touchdowns (54 passing/18 rushing) during his career, ties for the NCAA record. Sullivan passed for 162 yards and 20 touchdowns in his senior season. This result was enough to disqualify Ed Marinaro for the 1971 Heisman Trophy. Sullivan, a brilliant student, was named an Academic All-American and obtained a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 1972. Sullivan's college career included 6,284 passing yards and 54 touchdowns, as well as another 18 touchdowns on the ground. He was chosen to play in the Senior Bowl, where he led the South to victory over the North and was named the game's Most Valuable Player award.
Professional career
Sullivan played for six seasons after college. The Atlanta Falcons selected him in a second-round pick (40th overall pick) of the 1972 NFL Draft. Sullivan played with the Falcons from 1972 to 1975. He appeared in 30 games. In 1974, Sullivan appeared in three games for the Atlanta Falcons, losing all three of them. He completed 48 of 105 passes and one touchdown. He threw for 3 touchdowns in 1975, making 28 of 70 passes. In 1976, he signed with the Washington Redskins as a free agent, but before the season, he was suspended. He signed with the Chicago Bears in March 1977 but was cut by the 49ers in June and then cut by the 49ers before the 1977 season. Sullivan left football for private industry in Birmingham, where he worked in insurance and as a tire company executive.
Coaching career
Sullivan spent five seasons doing radio color commentary for Auburn football games before joining the Auburn staff in 1986 as quarterbacks coach under head coach Pat Dye. During his six years at Auburn, he worked with Auburn quarterbacks Jeff Burger, Reggie Slack, and Stan White. During his four-game winning streak against archrival Alabama, Auburn captured three Southeastern Conference championships or shared them.
Sullivan became Texas Christian University's 27th head football coach on January 2, 1992, inheriting a probation-racked squad. He led TCU to a 7-5 record in 1994 to win a share of the Southwest Conference championship, the school's first SWC championship since 1959. Sullivan accepted to be the head coach at Louisiana State University following the 1994 season (LSU). However, LSU refused to pay the $400,000 buyout of Sullivan's TCU contract, and the Tigers hired Vanderbilt University coach Gerry DiNardo three days later.
Before TCU joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1996, the next season saw another winning record of 6–5 before the team lost to hard times. Sullivan resigned in October 1997 after a total record of 24–42-1. Nevertheless, he is best known for recruiting LaDainian Tomlinson to play at TCU.
Sullivan took over UAB's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in January 1999. He converted Darrell Hackney from the best quarterback in UAB history who was drafted free by the Cleveland Browns to play in the league. Wide receiver Roddy White, who later played for the Atlanta Falcons, was also a member of UAB's offense.
Dr. William R. Carroll (squamous cell carcinoma) was diagnosed with throat cancer in September 2003 and began chemotherapy and radiation therapy in December. Doctors told him he was not sick, but he was still being monitored for recurrence in April 2004. Sullivan only played one game in the 2003 season due to illness, but he lost around 50 pounds over the course of his cancer treatment.
Sullivan was appointed head coach at Samford University on December 1, 2006, replacing Bill Gray. The Bulldogs joined the Southern Conference in 2008 and captured the championship in 2013. He resigned as a coach after the 2014 season, his eighth season as coach.