Kim Alsop (born c. 1933) is a former

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coach. In 1984, he was hired to restart the football program at

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, which had been dormant since the end of the 1973 season. In his three season with the team, Samford compiled a 6–21 record. He was dismissed after his third season and replaced by

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. Following Samford, Alsop accepted a position as

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with at

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under head coach

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. Alsop was hired as the head football coach at Jackson Academy, an independent school in

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, in 1989. After the 1993 season when Jackson Academy missed the playoffs, Alsop left coaching. He was replaced by Sherard Shaw.

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