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Oval Jaynes

Oval Jaynes

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Lee Oval Jaynes Jr. (born July 25, 1940) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator.[1][2]

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Jaynes was the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University from 1975 to 1977,[3] compiling an overall record of 14–15 in three seasons. He was an assistant coach for three seasons at the University of Wyoming and became an associate athletic director at Auburn University in 1981.

Jaynes was an athletic director at five universities: he was hired at Colorado State University in 1986,[4][5] the University of Pittsburgh in 1991,[6][7][8] the University of Idaho in 1996,[9][10] the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1998,[11] and Jacksonville State University in 2008.[12] His salary as athletic director was $118,000 at Pittsburgh in 1991,[6] and $88,000 at Idaho in 1996.[9]

He served as an assistant football coach and head wrestling coach at The Citadel in the 1965–66 season.[13][14]

Jaynes did not use his middle name "Oval" until high school, when there were multiple players named "Lee" on the freshman football team.[2]

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    "Oval Jaynes Selected as 2013 Spirit of Giving Award Winner". American Football Coaches Association. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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    Kernan, Bruce (August 14, 1991). "Pitt AD Jaynes says all the right things". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
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    "G.W." Spartanburg Herald Journal. September 3, 1976. p. 7, football.
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    Finder, Chuck (August 13, 1991). "AD Jaynes brings Midas touch to Pitt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23.
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    "Colorado Classics: Oval Jaynes, former CSU athletic director". The Denver Post. March 8, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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    Finder, Chuck (August 14, 2014). "Jaynes faces 'heck of a challenge'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 9.
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    "CSU'S JAYNES BECOMES PITT AD". Deseret News. August 14, 1991. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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    Schackner, Bill (July 16, 1996). "Jaynes resigns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C-1.
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    O'Neal, Shawn (October 3, 1996). "Pres: Jaynes' been there, done that". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. p. 1C.
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    "Don't fault Oval Jaynes for leaving university". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. editorial. January 23, 1998. p. 2B.
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    "UTC Athletic Director Oval Jaynes Taking New Post". The Chattanoogan. February 18, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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    "Jacksonville State AD Oval Jaynes to retire April 30". The Birmingham News. February 16, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
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    "Local man new coach at the Citadel". The News-Herald. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  14. [14]
    "Jaynes named Citadel Coach". Florence Morning News. April 23, 1965. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
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