Edward Harrell Emory Sr. (April 14, 1937 – January 4, 2013) was an

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player and coach. He became

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's 14th head football coach in 1980. In 1983, he guided the

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to an 8–3 record and a #20 ranking in the

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final national poll. His three losses came at the hands of

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, and Miami (Florida). The football team lost by a combined score of 13 points. Before coaching, Emory went to school at East Carolina College and was a three-year

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winner and was third-team All-American in his senior year. He was inducted into the ECU Hall of Fame in 2003. Emory returned to coaching at the high school level and served as head coach of the perennial North Carolina powerhouse,

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, from 2001 to 2006, compiling at 77–7 record in that six-year span. Emory died at his home in

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on January 4, 2013.

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References

1938 births 2013 deaths Clemson Tigers football coaches Duke Blue Devils football coaches East Carolina Pirates football players East Carolina Pirates football coaches Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football coaches Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches High school football coaches in North Carolina High school football coaches in South Carolina People from Lancaster, South Carolina {{1980s-collegefootball-coach-stub