Steve Spurrier resigned as coach at South Carolina on Tuesday. Here's a look at some milestones in his life and career.
CAREER RESUME
• Only person to win the Heisman and coach a Heisman-winning player
• 1966 Heisman Trophy Winner
• Drafted 3rd overall by 49ers in 1967 (one pick ahead of Hall of Fame QB Bob Griese)
• Coached Florida to National Championship in 1996
• Coached QB Danny Wuerffel to 1996 Heisman Trophy
• All-time wins leader at Florida and South Carolina
• Losing record in only 2 of 26 seasons as college football head coach
• Coached Jadeveon Clowney (No. 1 Overall pick in 2014 NFL Draft)
• 12-20 in 2 seasons in NFL as head coach of Washington Redskins
BY THE NUMBERS
1: Number of active college coaches who are ahead of Spurrier on the all-time wins list. Spurrier resigns with 228 wins, good for 13th on the overall list. The only coach ahead of Spurrier that is still active, is Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech. Beamer has 234 wins and is tied for 10th overall.
2: Number of quarterbacks that Spurrier coached at both Florida and with the Washington Redskins. Shane Matthews and Danny Wuerffel both followed Spurrier to Washington with mixed results, and another former Gator that Spurrier coached, Rex Grossman, would soon follow to the Redskins, but not during Spurrier's tenure.
3: Selection number in the first round of the NFL Draft that the San Francisco 49ers chose Spurrier in 1967. He finished his NFL career with a 13-24-1 record, throwing for 6,878 yards across 10 seasons.
8: Losses that Spurrier suffered to Bobby Bowden and Florida State, during his 12-year run at Florida. In fact, the Gators went just 5-8-1 vs. the Seminoles under the "Head Ball Coach," but in winning the 1996 national championship, Spurrier and Florida crushed Florida State 52-20 in the Sugar Bowl.
11: Seasons in which Spurrier coached at South Carolina, registering three 11-win campaigns along the way. Prior to his arrival in 2005, South Carolina never won more than 10 games in a single season.
12: Total amount of wins Spurrier achieved while as a head coach in the NFL. In 2002 and 2003, he led the Washington Redskins to a 12-20 record and never finished higher than third place in the NFC East.
21: Bowl appearances made by Spurrier-coached teams. Eleven of those came at Florida, where the Gators went 6-5. One -- the 1989 All-American Bowl -- came at Duke.
35: Wins that Spurrier registered while as a head coach in the USFL with the Tampa Bay Bandits. Spurrier coached Tampa Bay from 1983-85, two years before heading to Duke. The Bandits made two postseason appearances during his tenure, but lost them both.
228: All-time wins as a college head coach, in stops at Duke, Florida, and South Carolina.
1966: The year in which Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy, while a quarterback at Florida. He was also named a First-team All-American, the UPI Player of the Year, and the SEC Player of the Year that season.
3,625: Passing yards that Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel compiled in his 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning season, while leading Spurrier's offense.
TIMELINE
• 1966: Spurrier won the won Heisman Trophy, becoming Florida's 1st Heisman Trophy winner. That season, he also won SEC Player of the Year.
• 1967: Drafted 3rd overall in 1967 NFL Draft by 49ers
• 1967-1976: 10-year NFL playing career (9 with 49ers, 1 with Buccaneers)
• 1983-1985: Coached 3 seasons for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL (United States Football League); He went 35-19 and never made it past the 1st round of the postseason.
• 1987: 1st season a Head Coach at Duke, where he spent 3 seasons, compiling a 20-13-1 record (.603 win pct is 3rd highest in Duke history with a minimum of 3 seasons coached).
• 1989: Made his only bowl appearance while at Duke in the All-American Bowl. It was Duke's 1st Bowl game since 1960, a drought of 28 seasons and 4 different Head Coaches who failed to reach a Bowl game. Duke; however, lost to Texas Tech 49-21. Duke also reached 20th in the AP poll that season. It was the 1st time they ranked in the AP poll since 1971.
• 1990: Spurrier's 1st season at Florida and his only season as the Gators Head Coach without a bowl appearance, despite a 9-2 record. They had been banned from postseason play for NCAA infractions prior to Spurrier's arrival.
• 1990-2001: Spurrier spent 12 seasons as Head Coach of Florida. He compiled a record of 122-27-1 with the Gators and left as the school's all-time leader in wins. He had 9 seasons with 10 or more wins. Before Spurrier, Florida had never had a 10-win season.
• 1996: Danny Wuerffel became Florida's 2nd Heisman Trophy winner. Steve Spurrier remains the only person to win the Heisman and coach a Heisman-winning player
• January 2, 1997: Won NCAA National Championship, 1st in Florida history. (3) Florida defeated (1) Florida State, 52-20, giving Florida State its only loss of the season
• 2002: Left Florida to become the Head Coach of the Washington Redskins. He signed a five-year, $25 million deal, which at the time, made him the highest paid coach in the NFL. He coached only 2 seasons, with a combined record of 12-20, tied for 25th in the NFL in that span. Spurrier lost more regular-season games in two seasons with the Redskins (20) than he did in his final 10 regular seasons at Florida (19).
• 2005: Spurrier returned to the college ranks in 1st season as Head Coach at South Carolina. He spent 11 seasons as Head Coach of the Gamecocks and his 86 wins are the most in school history.
• 2011-2013: South Carolina had 3 consecutive 11-win seasons and 3 consecutive bowl wins in that span. Prior to 2011, South Carolina had never had a single 11-win season.
• November 30, 2013: Beat rival Clemson for the 5th consecutive year, the longest win streak over Clemson in school history
• May 8, 2014: Jadeveon Clowney drafted No. 1 overall by the Houston Texans, the 1st Spurrier-coached player to be drafted with the top pick