Jimmye McFarland Laycock (born February 6, 1948) is an American former

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coach. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1980 through 2018, retiring with the third-longest continuous head coaching tenure in

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football history. He amassed an overall record of 249 wins, 194 losses, and two ties. Laycock graduated from William & Mary in 1970 and played quarterback under legendary coaches

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and

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. Prior to taking over the Tribe head coaching position, Laycock coached at

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, and the

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. Laycock has been the most successful head coach in the history of

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, leading the team to 24 winning seasons and 12 post-season appearances, including two national playoff semi-final appearances in

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and

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. In 2010, he recorded his 200th win as an FCS head coach, making him only the third to reach that mark. He eventually retired with 249 wins in all and 242 at the FCS level, the latter being the record for that level. On June 21, 2008, William & Mary officially opened its state-of-the-art football facility which was named after him. It is called the Jimmye Laycock Football Center and it sits adjacent to

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Laycock is from Hamilton, Virginia. He attended

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and lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He earned 12

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s and had his football jersey number retired. He was also inducted into the Loudoun Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, honoring those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia. He was inducted into that Hall of Fame in October 2010. Today, he is married to Deidre Connelly, a sports psychology consultant at William & Mary. He has four children — three with Connelly.

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