Johnny Majors (1999) - Hall of Fame

Johnny Majors

Johnny Majors

Football
Lynchburg, Tenn.

Coached the Iowa State football team for five years and led it to the Sun and Liberty Bowls his final two years
The ’71 team was one of the best in school annals (8-4 overall) with each loss coming to a ranked opponent (#5 Colorado, #2 Oklahoma, #1 Nebraska and #11 LSU)
His first Cyclone coaching staff included football legends Jimmy Johnson and Jackie Sherrill
Majors was a two-time All-America running back at Tennessee and runner-up (to Paul Hornung) for the Heisman Trophy
After his Iowa State tenure, Majors took over the Pitt program and eventually led it to the 1976 national championship