| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1946-05-18)May 18, 1946 (age 79) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1965–1969 | Alabama |
| Position | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | North Alabama (assistant) |
| 1976–1977 | McAdory HS (AL) |
| 1978–1983 | Erwin HS (AL) |
| 1984 | Valdosta State (assistant) |
| 1985 | Florida State (GA) |
| 1986–1992 | Chattanooga (DC) |
| 1993 | Eastern Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1994–1995 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 1996 | West Alabama (DC) |
| 1997–2000 | West Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–31 (college) 52–30 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
Bobby Johns (born May 17, 1946) is an American formerfootball coach and player. He served as an assistant coach in the college ranks for many years as well as head coach for a pair ofhigh schools and at theUniversity of West Alabama from 1997 through 2000. He is also a formercollege footballAll-Americandefensive back who played for coachBear Bryant at theUniversity of Alabama.
After graduating from Banks High School inBirmingham, Alabama, Johns enrolled at the University of Alabama. Playingquarterback in high school, during his freshman year he moved to defensive back. For the Crimson Tide, Johns was a member of the1965 national championship team, was selected All-SEC three times (1965–1967) and All-America twice (1966–1967).[1] He was selected in the 12th Round of the1968 NFL/AFL draft by theKansas City Chiefs, but elected to pursue a coaching career instead. As recognition for his career at Alabama, Johns was elected to theAlabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.[1]
Early in his career, Johns coach at bothMcAdory andE.B. Erwin High School where he compiled an overall record of 52 wins and 30 losses (52–30) during his eight-year tenure as a high school head coach.[2] From Erwin, Johns entered the college coaching ranks in 1972 where he coached defensive backs at Florence State University now UNA. Between 1984 and 1996 he coached atValdosta State,Florida State,Chattanooga,Eastern Kentucky,South Carolina andWest Alabama.[3] After serving one season asdefensive coordinator at West Alabama, in December 1996 he was promoted to the head coach position after the resignation ofTodd Stroud.[3] Prior to entering the 2000 season with the Tigers, Johns announced he would resign from his position effective at the end of the season.[4] For his career at West Alabama, Johns compiled a record of 11 wins and 31 losses (11–31).
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alabama Tigers(Gulf South Conference)(1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | West Alabama | 4–6 | 1–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1998 | West Alabama | 3–7 | 2–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1999 | West Alabama | 1–10 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2000 | West Alabama | 3–8 | 2–7 | 10th | |||||
| West Alabama: | 11–31 | 6–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–31 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||