Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Carl Madison (born 1931) is a former American football coach. He spent over 45 years coaching high school football at numerous schools in Florida and Alabama, compiling a 326-129-7 record which makes him number two on Florida’s all-time coaching victories list (behind Corky Rogers). Born in Uriah, Alabama, Madison attended Escambia High School, graduating in 1949. He enrolled at Texas Tech University on an athletic scholarship, but left after his freshman year to join the United States Army. He returned to Texas Tech in 1952, starting four games in the 1952 college football season before an injury cut short his career. He transferred to Troy State Teachers College (now Troy University), where he graduated in 1955.Upon graduation, he took on his first coaching job at Carrabelle High School. He spent the next couple of years at a number of schools, including Milton High School, where he won his first state championship.Madison coached J. M. Tate High School in Gonzalez, Florida to a state championship in 1980, and took Pensacola's Pine Forest High School to two state championships in 1987 and 1988. The 1988 Eagle team was named as mythical national champions by USA Today, and Madison earned the title of the High School Coach of the Year.. }
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- Carl_Madison abstract "Carl Madison (born 1931) is a former American football coach. He spent over 45 years coaching high school football at numerous schools in Florida and Alabama, compiling a 326-129-7 record which makes him number two on Florida’s all-time coaching victories list (behind Corky Rogers). Born in Uriah, Alabama, Madison attended Escambia High School, graduating in 1949. He enrolled at Texas Tech University on an athletic scholarship, but left after his freshman year to join the United States Army. He returned to Texas Tech in 1952, starting four games in the 1952 college football season before an injury cut short his career. He transferred to Troy State Teachers College (now Troy University), where he graduated in 1955.Upon graduation, he took on his first coaching job at Carrabelle High School. He spent the next couple of years at a number of schools, including Milton High School, where he won his first state championship.Madison coached J. M. Tate High School in Gonzalez, Florida to a state championship in 1980, and took Pensacola's Pine Forest High School to two state championships in 1987 and 1988. The 1988 Eagle team was named as mythical national champions by USA Today, and Madison earned the title of the High School Coach of the Year.".