Legendary Pitt Football coach Johnny Majors dies at 85
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By WPXI.com News Staff
PITTSBURGH — Legendary University of Pittsburgh head football coach Johnny Majors had died, according to a tweet by Pitt Football. He was 85.
Majors coached the University of Pittsburgh football team from 1973–1976 and from 1993–1996. In 1976, he lead the Panthers to a 12-0 undefeated season and a national championship with a win in the Sugar Bowl.
Majors cause of death has not been released.
Johnny Majors Pitt 21 Oct 1995: Head coach Johnny Majors of the Pitt Panthers looks on from the sideline as he watches the Panthers 17-16 loss to the Miami Hurricanes at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Ken White/Getty Images)
Johnny Majors Pitt 21 Oct 1995: Head coach Johnny Majors of the Pitt Panthers steps onto the field to congradulate quarterback Pete Gonzalez #10 following a successful offensive series in the Panthers 17-16 loss to the Miami Hurricanes at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl (Ken White/Getty Images)
Johnny Majors Pitt 3 Sep 1994: Head coach Johnny Majors of the Pitt Panthers shouts instructions to his players from the sideline as he watches the Panthers 30-28 loss to the Texas Longhorns at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Majors also the head coach for Iowa State University and Tennessee.
Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 as a player. He was inducted into the Pitt