Jerome Souers
Encyclopedia
Jerome Souers is an American football
coach. He is currently the head football coach at Northern Arizona University
, a position he has held since the 1998 season. Souers was selected as the 1999 Big Sky Conference
Coach of the Year and was an Eddie Robinson Award
finalist in 2003.
He was raised in Eugene, Oregon
and attended North Eugene High School
along with former NBA player and head coach Danny Ainge
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach. He is currently the head football coach at Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...
, a position he has held since the 1998 season. Souers was selected as the 1999 Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...
Coach of the Year and was an Eddie Robinson Award
Eddie Robinson Award
The Eddie Robinson Award is awarded annually to college football's top head coach in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision . The award was established by The Sports Network in 1987 and is voted upon by the division's sports information directors and selected sports writers...
finalist in 2003.
He was raised in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
and attended North Eugene High School
North Eugene High School
North Eugene High School is a public high school in the Santa Clara neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon, United States.-History:North Eugene High School was open to students on October 21, 1957...
along with former NBA player and head coach Danny Ainge
Danny Ainge
Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge is an American basketball manager and retired professional basketball and baseball player, currently serving as President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics....
.