Rolland Neale "Rollie" Greeno (July 8, 1926 – March 31, 2010) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head football coach at Jamestown College—now known as the

University of Jamestown A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

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Jamestown, North Dakota Jamestown is a city in and the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 15,849 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, ninth most populous city in North ...

from 1965 to 1991, compiling a record of 154–83–2. At Jamestown, he amassed 83 conference championships among the several sports he coached. Greeno was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

Coaching career

Football

Greeno was the head football coach at Jamestown College for 27 seasons, from 1965 until 1991, compiling a record of 154–83–2.

Other sports

Greeno also coached

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and soil, earth, pass through woodlands and ope ...

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. As the wrestling coach, he led Jamestown College to a 150–110–4 record and his cross country teams won 21 conference crowns. His track teams won 28 indoor and 26 outdoor conference championships, including a streak of 21 consecutive indoor titles. He finished his career by winning the final 22 NDCAC outdoor titles, along with the first Dakota Athletic Conference outdoor crown.

Academic impact

Greeno has been credited with sustaining Jamestown College through his efforts in the athletic program. When he started at the program, almost one-third of the enrollment at the school was made up of athletes he brought in to the program.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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