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Northeastern State Athletics Hall of Fame

Virgil

Virgil Knight

  • Class
    1970
  • Induction
    2003
  • Sport(s)
    Football
EARNED TWO DEGREES FOR NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY; AWARDED BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN 1970 AND MASTER’S DEGREE IN 1972; TWO-YEAR LETTERMAN FOR REDMEN FOOTBALL AND TRACK TEAMS; ALL CONFERENCE PERFORMER IN FOOTBALL; SET HURDLES RECORD IN TRACK DURING HIS CAREER; COACHED NFL’S GREEN BAY PACKERS; HAD COACHING STINTS IN ARKANSAS, AUBURN AND FLORIDA; ALSO COACHED HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL; WROTE TWO BOOKS ON STRENGTH TRAINING; MEMBER OF FOOTBALL LETTERMAN’S ASSOCIATION. 
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