- Jim Grobe
College coach infobox
Name = Jim Grobe
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DateOfBirth = Birth date and age|1952|2|17|mf=y
Birthplace = flagicon|West Virginia Huntington, WV
DateOfDeath =
Sport = Football
College = Wake Forest
Title =Head Coach
CurrentRecord = 50-40
OverallRecord = 82-72-1
Awards = 2006 ACC Coach of the Year
2006 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year
2006 AP Coach of the Year
Championships = 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference
CFbDWID = 925
Player = Y
Years = 1971-72
1973-74
Team = Ferrum
Virginia
Position = Guard &Linebacker
Coach = Y
CoachYears = 1975 1978 1979-83 1984-94 1995-2000
2001-Present
CoachTeams = Virginia (GA) Emory & Henry (LB) Marshall (LB) Air Force (LB) Ohio
Wake Forest
FootballHOF =Jim Grobe (b.
February 17 ,1952 inHuntington, West Virginia ) is an Americancollege football head coach . He is in his eighth season with TheWake Forest University Demon Deacons. Prior to coaching at Wake Forest, he was coach of theOhio Bobcats from 1995-2000, where he compiled a 33-33-1 record. His all-time record hovers around 50%. He led Ohio to an 8-3 record in 1997 and a 7-4 record in 2000. On November 28, 2006, he was named 2006 ACC Coach of the Year by a unanimous vote. On December 20, 2006, he was named as the 2006 AP Coach of the Year, receiving 39 out of 65 votes and defeating strong contenders likeGreg Schiano ofRutgers .College career
Grobe earned his undergraduate degree (B.S.) in education from the
University of Virginia in 1975 and earned a Master's degree in guidance and counseling from the University of Virginia in 1978. As a player at Virginia in 1973 and 1974, Grobe played middle guard (1973) and linebacker (1974). He was a two-year starter for the Cavaliers and was named Academic All-ACC.Before enrolling at Virginia, Grobe spent two seasons with
Ferrum College , then known as FerrumJunior College , where he played linebacker on the undefeatedCoastal Conference championship team. Grobe earned the Catlin Citizenship Award and the Big Green Award. In the fall of 2002, Grobe was inducted in to the Ferrum College Hall of Fame.2006 Season
In 2006, Jim Grobe led Wake Forest to a school record 11 wins in one season, with a perfect 6-0 road record. His Wake Forest team also won the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship, by virtue of defeating
Georgia Tech 9-6 in the conference title game. The Demon Deacons earned their first trip to a BCS Bowl Game and played the University of Louisville in the FedEx Orange Bowl. Grobe was named the ACC Coach of the Year, receiving 80 out of 80 votes from the league's media, making him the sixth Wake Forest coach to win the award. Grobe was also awarded the 2006Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award , along with the 2006 AP Coach of the Year.On
February 27 ,2007 , He signed a 10 year contract extension through 2016. [(2007-02-27). [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2782271 Grobe inks new 10-year contract with Wake Forest)] ]Family life
Grobe and his wife, Holly, have two sons, Matt and Ben, and two grandchildren.
External links
* [http://wakeforestsports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/grobe_jim00.html WakeForestSports.com's Jim Grobe Page]
* [http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/122006aat.html Grobe Wins AP Coach of the Year]References
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