Tommy Tuberville
Thomas Hawley Tuberville (/ˈtʌbərvɪl/;[1] born September 18, 1954) is a former American football coach and player and politician. Tuberville is the senior United States Senator from Alabama since 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was born in Camden, Arkansas.
Tommy Tuberville | |
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| United States Senator from Alabama | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2021 Serving with Katie Britt | |
| Preceded by | Doug Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Hawley Tuberville September 18, 1954 Camden, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Suzanne Fette (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Southern Arkansas University (BS) |
| Website | Campaign website |
| Coaching career | |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1975 | Southern Arkansas |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1976–1977 | Hermitage HS (AR) (assistant) |
| 1978–1979 | Hermitage HS (AR) |
| 1980–1984 | Arkansas State (DB/NG/LB) |
| 1986–1992 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
| 1993 | Miami (FL) (DC) |
| 1994 | Texas A&M (DC/LB) |
| 1995–1998 | Ole Miss |
| 1999–2008 | Auburn |
| 2010–2012 | Texas Tech |
| 2013–2016 | Cincinnati |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 159–99 (college) |
| Bowls | 7–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1× SEC (2004) 1× The American (2014) 5× SEC Western Division (2000–2002, 2004–2005) | |
| Awards | |
| 1× AFCA Coach of the Year (2004) 1× Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (2004) 1× Sporting News College Football COY (2004) 1× Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2004) 2× SEC Coach of the Year (1997, 2004) | |
Tuberville was the head football coach at the University of Mississippi from 1995 to 1998, Auburn University from 1999 until 2008, Texas Tech University from 2010 to 2012 and University of Cincinnati from 2013 to 2016.
In 2015, Tuberville was the president of the American Football Coaches Association. In 2017 he was hired by ESPN as a color analyst for their college football coverage.[2]
In April 2019, Tuberville announced he would run for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in Alabama to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Doug Jones.[3] He won the Republican nomination in July 2020, beating former Senator Jeff Sessions.[4] He defeated Jones in the general election in November 2020.
References
change- ↑ "'We need a different voice:' Tommy Tuberville says it's time to send real people to Washington D.C." CBS 42. 2020-03-04. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ↑ "ESPN adds Tommy Tuberville as college football analyst. He currently hosts a radio talk show for wearebackroads sports network". ESPN.com. July 19, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ Miller, Zeke (2019-04-06). "Ex-Auburn football coach Tuberville to run for Ala. Senate". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
- ↑ "Sessions loses runoff in Alabama as Trump helps end career of key supporter he came to despise". The Washington Post. 2020.
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