Bud Carson (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Leon H. "Bud" Carson was an American football coach best-known for his role on the Pittsburgh Steelers' championship teams of the 1970s. Carson played defensive back for North Carolina from 1949 to 1951, then entered the Marines. After his discharge from the Marines, he went into coaching, working at Georgia Tech under head coach Bobby Dodd. Carson took over as head coach in 1967. Under Carson, the Yellow Jackets endured three straight 4-6 seasons before going 9-3 and winning the Sun Bowl in 1970. In 1971, Tech finished 6-6 after a Peach Bowl loss. His dismissal as Head Coach of the Yellow Jackets by James E. Boyd was reported in the Atlanta Constitution under the headline "Bitter Bud Carson Is Ousted at Tech"