Jim Grobe
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| Jim Grobe | ||
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| Title | Head Coach | |
| College | Wake Forest | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Team record | 45-39 | |
| Born | February 17, 1952 | |
| Place of birth |  Huntington, WV |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 78-72-1 | |
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| Championships | ||
| 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
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| 2006 ACC Coach of the Year 2006 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year 2006 AP Coach of the Year |
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| Playing career | ||
| 1971-72 1973-74 |
Ferrum Virginia |
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| Position | Guard & Linebacker | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1975 1978 1979-83 1984-94 1995-2000 2001-Present |
Virginia (GA) Emory & Henry (LB) Marshall (LB) Air Force (LB) Ohio Wake Forest |
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Jim Grobe (b. February 17, 1952 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American college football head coach. He is in his seventh season with The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. Prior to coaching at Wake Forest, he was coach of the Ohio Bobcats from 1995-2000, where he compiled a 33-33-1 record. His all-time record hovers around 50%. He led Ohio to an 8-3 record in 1997 and a 7-4 record in 2000. On November 28, 2006, he was named 2006 ACC Coach of the Year by a unanimous vote. On December 20, 2006, he was named as the 2006 AP Coach of the Year, receiving 39 out of 65 votes and defeating strong contenders like Greg Schiano of Rutgers.
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[edit] College career
A native of Huntington, West Virginia, Grobe earned his undergraduate degree (B.S.) in education from the University of Virginia in 1975 and earned a Master's degree in guidance and counseling from the University of Virginia in 1978. As a player at Virginia in 1973 and 1974, Grobe played middle guard (1973) and linebacker (1974). He was a two-year starter for the Cavaliers and was named Academic All-ACC.
Before enrolling at Virginia, Grobe spent two seasons with Ferrum Junior College, where he played linebacker on the undefeated Coastal Conference championship team. Grobe earned the Catlin Citizenship Award and the Big Green Award. In the fall of 2002, Grobe was inducted in to the Ferrum College Hall of Fame.
[edit] 2006 Season
In 2006, Jim Grobe led Wake Forest to a school record 11 wins in one season, with a perfect 6-0 road record. His Wake Forest team also won the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship, by virtue of defeating Georgia Tech 9-6 in the conference title game. The Demon Deacons earned their first trip to a BCS Bowl Game and played the University of Louisville in the FedEx Orange Bowl. Grobe was named the ACC Coach of the Year, receiving 80 out of 80 votes from the league's media, making him the sixth Wake Forest coach to win the award. Grobe was also awarded the 2006 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award, along with the 2006 AP Coach of the Year.
On February 27, 2007, He signed a 10 year contract extension through 2016.[1]
[edit] Family life
Grobe and his wife, Holly, have two sons, Matt and Ben, and two grandchildren.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Tom Lichtenberg |
Ohio Bobcats Head Football Coach 1995–2000 |
Succeeded by Brian Knorr |
| Preceded by Jim Caldwell |
Wake Forest Head Football Coach 2001–Present |
Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Joe Paterno |
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award 2006 |
Succeeded by Lloyd Carr |
[edit] References
- ^ (2007-02-27). Grobe inks new 10-year contract with Wake Forest)
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