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- Birth nameJohn Terrill Majors
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Johnny Majors was born on May 21, 1935 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Mary Lynn Barnwell. He died on June 3, 2020 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
- SpouseMary Lynn Barnwell(June 27, 1959 - June 3, 2020) (his death, 2 children)
- Head football coach at Iowa State University (1968-1972), University of Pittsburgh (1973-1976, 1993-1996), and University of Tennessee (1977-1992). Won the national championship at Pittsburgh, powered by Heisman Trophy winner Tony Dorsett (1976).
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
- Star halfback on the University of Tennessee football team, 1954-1956.
- Assistant coach on Frank Broyles's University of Arkansas 1964 National Championship football team.
- Lee Majors , born Harvey Lee Yeary, chose his acting pseudonym in homage to his childhood hero.
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