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William “Billy” Joe named Miles College Head Football Coach
December 12, 2007
FAIRFIELD, Alabama - Hall of Famer William “Billy” Joe has been named head football coach at Miles College, athletic administrators announced today. The former head coach at Florida A&M University, Joe, 67, has recorded more victories than any other football coach at an HBCU other than Eddie Robinson.
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“Billy Joe is a legend in black college football and we are excited about the impact he will have on our program,” Miles Athletics Director Augustus James said during the press conference. “This brings a whole lot to our program. A different caliber of student-athlete will be drawn to our program. People want to play for a legend.”
During his 31-year career as a head coach, Joe has won seven National Black College Football Championships and two NAIA titles. He led the FAMU Rattlers to five Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles and appearances in the Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA) playoffs in seven of his 11 years at FAMU. He has a career coaching record of 237-108-4, making him the fourth all-time winningest coach in FCS history and second in black college football history. In addition to coaching at FAMU, Joe coached at Central State University in Ohio from 1981 to 1993 and Cheyney University in Pennsylvania from 1972-1978.
Joe, who played seven years in the NFL for three teams and won a Super Bowl with the 1968 New York Jets, has been inducted into both FAMU Hall of Fame and the National Football Foundational College Hall of Fame.
Joe replaces Wade Streeter, who was fired Dec. 6 after going 35-41 in seven years at Miles.
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