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- Birth nameJohn Harvey McKay
- John McKay was born on July 5, 1923 in Everettsville, West Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bob Hope Show (1950), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970). He was married to Nancy Jean (Corky) Hunter. He died on June 10, 2001 in Tampa, Florida, USA.
- SpouseNancy Jean (Corky) Hunter(June 19, 1950 - June 10, 2001) (his death, 4 children)
- Compiled a 127-40-8 record at USC, winning national championships in 1962, 1967, 1972 and 1974. Had a 44-88-1 record at Tampa Bay including three playoff appearances after losing the first 26 games in franchise history.
- Is still the winningest coach in USC history and was the winningest coach in Tampa Bay history at the time of his retirement.
- Popularized the I-formation while at USC.
- Served as an assistant coach at Oregon (1950-1958) and Southern California (1959). Head football coach at USC from 1960 to 1975. Head football coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to 1984.
- Admitted that as an Irish Catholic, he was a Notre Dame fan growing up.
- "I'm all for it." (When asked about his teams' execution. His team, The Tampa Buccaneers were on a losing streak at the time.)
- After that game, I figured there were 700 million people in China who didn't know anything about football. The next day, a guy from China called me and asked about the game. [after a 51-0 loss to Notre Dame on November 26, 1966, the worst defeat in USC history]
- Why not? It's not heavy and he doesn't belong to any union. [when asked why his tailbacks carried the ball over 30 times per game]
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