Stacy Adams (coach)

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Stacy Adams
Title	Head coach
College	Valparaiso University
Sport	Football
Conference	Pioneer
Place of birth	Gary, Indiana
Career highlights
Overall	11-22
Playing career
1988-1989	Northwest Missouri State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991-2004 2005-present	Valparaiso (assistant) Valparaiso

Stacy Adams is the head football coach at Valparaiso University. He is the first black head football coach and the second documented black head coach at Valparaiso^[1].

Contents 1 Early years 2 College 3 Coaching 4 Personal life 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Early years

Adams was born in Gary, Indiana and grew up in Glen Park. He graduated from Lew Wallace High School in 1984.

[edit] College

Adams played quarterback for Tom Horne at Joliet Junior College. After graduating from Joliet in 1987, he played at Northwest Missouri State. In addition to playing quarterback, he played running back and outside linebacker. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northwest Missouri State in 1990. In 1997, he earned a master's degree from Valparaiso.

[edit] Coaching

In 1991, Horne added Adams to the coaching staff at Valparaiso. Adams was named the offensive coordinator and running backs coach in 1997. Adams also served as the quarterbacks coach while on the coaching staff ^[2].

In 2005, he was hired to replace Horne. He became the sixth coach of the Crusaders football team since 1946^[3]. When he was hired, he was the only Division I black head football coach in Indiana ^[4] In 2006, Adams was one of only ten black head coaches in Division I^[5]. In his first game as head coach on September 3, 2005, Jeff Horton set Valparaiso's single-game rushing record with 253 yards in a game against Wisconsin Lutheran College. The Crusaders extended Adams's contract in 2006^[6]. The Crusaders have won all of their conference championships since 1968 while Adams has been on the coaching staff^[7].

[edit] Personal life

Adams was born to Jimmie and Shirley Adams. He is married and has one son and two stepsons.

[edit] External links

• Valparaiso University biography

[edit] References

1. ^ VU names first black head football coach
2. ^ Valparaiso University Names Stacy Adams Head Football Coach
3. ^ Stacy Adams
4. ^ VU names first black head football coach
5. ^ Stacy Adams, Head Coach for Valparaiso University Football Team
6. ^ Adams Gets Extension from Valparaiso
7. ^ Adams Named Football Coach at Valparaiso

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