Lynn Amedee (born August 3, 1941) is a former

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player and coach. He served as assistant at nine different colleges and as head coach at the

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. Amedee played

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and placekicker under coaches

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and

Charles McClendon Charles Youmans McClendon (October 17, 1923 – December 6, 2001), also known as "Cholly Mac", was an American football player and coach. He served at the head coach at Louisiana State University from 1962 to 1979. McClendon was inducted into th ...

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from 1960–1962. He was not drafted in the

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but started a pro career with the Edmonton Eskimos. From 1963 to 1964, Amedee played in 16 games for the Eskimos. Over the course of the two seasons, he threw for 1,788 yards on 279 attempts with eight touchdowns. Later Amedee started a coaching career, returning to his alma mater as quarterbacks coach under head coach McClendon from 1975 to 1978. In 1980, he became head coach at the

. He guided the school to an 8–14 record in two years before resigning in order to join the coaching staff at Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette). He left USL after one season, heading to Vanderbilt to become offensive coordinator under head coach

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. Amedee left Vanderbilt after the 1984 season, as he was hired as offensive coordinator by new

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head coach

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. In 1988, he became offensive coordinator under head coach

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at the

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,Florida Gators All-Time Assistant Coaches
/ref> where he drew criticism for his strategy to use sophomore

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Emmitt Smith as a "decoy". 1988 was Smith's only season with less than 1,000 yards rushing. In 1989 Amedee was hired as offensive coordinator by

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head coach David McWilliams. After McWilliams resignation in 1991, Amedee sat out for a year, before joining

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's coaching staff at his alma mater LSU. Hallman, along with the coaching staff, was fired after the 1994 season. Amedee went on to coach one season at New Iberia (Louisiana) Senior High, and left the school that December to accept the offensive coordinator position under Sherrill at

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. In 1999, Amedee left the collegiate ranks, taking over head coaching duties at

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, he retired after the 2003 season.

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