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Laughing with the Head Ball Coach: Humorous Tales of a Coaching Legend
Laughing with the Head Ball Coach Humorous Tales of a Coaching Legend Author:Richard Sikes Stephen Orr Spurrier was born April 20, 1945, in Miami Beach, Florida. He was the youngest of three children born to John Graham and Marjorie Spurrier. Spurrier's father was a Presbyterian minister, and he frequently moved his family in young Steve's early years. In 1947, the family moved from Miami to Athens, Tennessee. — Spurrier probab... more »ly first became interested in football while living in Athens. Tennessee Wesleyan College, located in Athens, had strong junior-college teams during Steve's childhood days, and the youngster and his older brother frequently watched the practices of the local college team. Steve was such a fixture at the practice sessions of Tennessee Wesleyan that he became the team mascot!« less