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

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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, Richmond Senior High School in

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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.

Head coaching record

College

References

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