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American football player and coach (born 1958)
Kermit Blount
(born May 16, 1958) is an
American football
coach. He served as the head football coach at
Winston-Salem State University
from 1993 to 2009,
Delaware State University
from 2011 to 2014 and at
Johnson C. Smith University
in
Charlotte, North Carolina
from 2015 to 2021. He is a Winston-Salem State alumnus who played
quarterback
for the
Rams
from 1976 to 1979, and was a teammate of future
National Football League
(NFL) player
Timmy Newsome
.
During his tenure as head coach at his alma mater, the Rams won two
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
(CIAA) titles, in 1999 and 2000. Blount's teams also appeared in the post-season
Pioneer Bowl
in 1999 and 2000. He compiled a record of 91?87?3, making him currently the winningest coach in the history of the Winston-Salem State football program. He was responsible to helping former Ram football players such as
Richard Huntley
,
Oronde Gadsden
,
Tory Woodbury
, and
William Hayes
reach the NFL as either late round draft picks or free agents.
After resigning as head coach after the 2009 season, Blount worked as a special assistant to the athletic director at Winston-Salem State. The Rams football team was competing as a former transitional Division I-AA (now FCS) independent team, as Winston-Salem State's athletic program was planning to move up to the
Mideastern Athletic Conference
(MEAC) starting in 2006, but later decided to move back to
NCAA Division II
and back to the CIAA for the 2010?11 athletic season.
Blount was named the coach at Delaware State on February 3, 2011. Following the 2021 season, Blount's contract at Johnson C. Smith was not renewed.
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