188:
Shorty and his wife, Virginia (Buddy), spent their lives in education, improving the lives of kids who came through the school system in
Wheelwright, Kentucky. Buddy was the principal of the elementary school and Shorty was principal of the high school. But in addition to being the principal, he was
184:
After retiring from collegiate coaching, he served a school administrator, most notably at
Wheelwright High School. His former coach, Bear Bryant, said of him, "Jamerson is the best ball carrier I've had in the past five years. Had he not been injured in the early part of the season, he would have
466:
459:
452:
660:
185:
been All-American. Although he is a good football player, I'm prouder of him for his other activities. He is one of the finest leaders any team could have."
655:
650:
161:
561:
81:
475:
226:
100:
286:
265:
244:
553:
189:
the bus driver, football coach, and most importantly, a mentor to all he knew. He was kind and loving to everyone.
67:
173:
149:
426:
489:
232:
153:
645:
640:
529:
371:
444:
133:
513:
497:
376:
569:
157:
585:
349:
634:
617:
601:
593:
537:
145:
577:
545:
609:
400:
89:
156:, lettering four times between 1947 and 1950. He scored two touchdown in the
448:
115:
110:
96:
87:
77:
63:
58:
46:
31:
26:
401:"JAMERSON HONORED AS 'BRILLIANT FOOTBALL PLAYER'"
164:, 13–7, and end their 31-game winning streak.
16:American football player and coach (1929–1994)
460:
8:
21:
477:Morehead State Eagles head football coaches
467:
453:
445:
20:
132:(May 27, 1929 – December 9, 1994) was an
350:"1988 Inductee - Wilbur "Shorty" Jamers"
199:
172:He served as the head football coach at
407:. Henderson, KY: hendersonkyhistory.com
341:
661:Morehead State Eagles football coaches
352:. Henderson County Sports Hall of Fame
321:
306:
7:
380:. newspaperarchive.com. May 25, 1953
656:Kentucky Wildcats football players
192:He died in 1994 at the age of 65.
14:
651:American football running backs
399:Jenkins, Ron (March 30, 1996).
1:
130:Wilbur R. "Shorty" Jamerson
677:
484:
329:
317:
285:
264:
243:
224:
174:Morehead State University
123:
106:
73:
233:Ohio Valley Conference
154:University of Kentucky
227:Morehead State Eagles
427:"Wilbur R. Jamerson"
196:Head coaching record
180:Later life and death
148:for legendary coach
111:Head coaching record
27:Biographical details
201:
176:from 1953 to 1955.
23:
200:
150:Paul "Bear" Bryant
136:player and coach.
628:
627:
333:
332:
239:
134:American football
127:
126:
88:Coaching career (
668:
621:
613:
605:
597:
589:
581:
573:
565:
557:
549:
541:
533:
525:
517:
514:Ellis T. Johnson
509:
501:
498:Ellis T. Johnson
493:
478:
469:
462:
455:
446:
439:
438:
436:
434:
423:
417:
416:
414:
412:
396:
390:
389:
387:
385:
377:Kentucky New Era
368:
362:
361:
359:
357:
346:
237:
202:
162:Oklahoma Sooners
53:
50:December 9, 1994
41:
39:
24:
676:
675:
671:
670:
669:
667:
666:
665:
631:
630:
629:
624:
616:
608:
600:
592:
584:
576:
570:Tom Lichtenberg
568:
560:
552:
544:
536:
528:
522:Wilbur Jamerson
520:
512:
504:
496:
488:
480:
476:
473:
443:
442:
432:
430:
425:
424:
420:
410:
408:
398:
397:
393:
383:
381:
370:
369:
365:
355:
353:
348:
347:
343:
338:
308:Morehead State:
291:Morehead State
270:Morehead State
249:Morehead State
198:
182:
170:
168:Coaching career
158:1951 Sugar Bowl
144:Jamerson was a
142:
51:
37:
35:
22:Wilbur Jamerson
17:
12:
11:
5:
674:
672:
664:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
633:
632:
626:
625:
623:
622:
614:
606:
598:
590:
586:Bill Baldridge
582:
574:
566:
558:
550:
542:
534:
526:
518:
510:
502:
494:
490:George Downing
485:
482:
481:
474:
472:
471:
464:
457:
449:
441:
440:
418:
391:
363:
340:
339:
337:
334:
331:
330:
328:
325:
319:
318:
316:
313:
310:
304:
303:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
283:
282:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
262:
261:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
241:
240:
222:
221:
220:Bowl/playoffs
218:
215:
212:
209:
206:
197:
194:
181:
178:
169:
166:
141:
140:Playing career
138:
125:
124:
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
108:
107:
104:
103:
101:Morehead State
98:
94:
93:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
59:Playing career
56:
55:
54:(aged 65)
48:
44:
43:
33:
29:
28:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
673:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
638:
636:
619:
618:Jason Woodman
615:
611:
607:
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
563:
562:Wayne Chapman
559:
555:
551:
547:
543:
539:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
503:
499:
495:
491:
487:
486:
483:
479:
470:
465:
463:
458:
456:
451:
450:
447:
428:
422:
419:
406:
402:
395:
392:
379:
378:
373:
367:
364:
351:
345:
342:
335:
326:
324:
320:
314:
311:
309:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
288:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
267:
263:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
246:
242:
236:
234:
229:
228:
223:
219:
216:
213:
210:
207:
204:
203:
195:
193:
190:
186:
179:
177:
175:
167:
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
139:
137:
135:
131:
122:
118:
114:
109:
105:
102:
99:
95:
92:unless noted)
91:
86:
83:
80:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
57:
49:
45:
34:
30:
25:
19:
602:Matt Ballard
594:Cole Proctor
554:Roy M. Terry
538:Guy D. Penny
521:
505:
433:November 11,
431:. Retrieved
429:. legacy.com
421:
411:November 11,
409:. Retrieved
404:
394:
384:November 11,
382:. Retrieved
375:
366:
356:November 11,
354:. Retrieved
344:
322:
307:
230:
225:
191:
187:
183:
171:
160:to beat the
146:running back
143:
129:
128:
82:Running back
52:(1994-12-09)
42:May 27, 1929
18:
646:1994 deaths
641:1929 births
612:(2013–2023)
604:(1994–2012)
596:(1990–1993)
588:(1984–1989)
580:(1981–1983)
578:Steve Loney
572:(1979–1980)
564:(1976–1978)
556:(1972–1975)
548:(1968–1971)
546:Jake Hallum
540:(1959–1967)
532:(1956–1958)
524:(1953–1955)
516:(1947–1952)
508:(1943–1945)
500:(1936–1942)
492:(1924–1935)
405:The Gleaner
238:(1953–1955)
78:Position(s)
635:Categories
610:Rob Tenyer
530:Paul Adams
336:References
214:Conference
38:1929-05-27
217:Standing
97:1953–1955
64:1947–1950
620:(2024– )
372:"Sports"
211:Overall
68:Kentucky
506:No team
152:at the
116:Overall
323:Total:
208:Team
205:Year
435:2019
413:2019
386:2019
358:2019
327:0–26
315:0–15
312:0–26
287:1955
266:1954
245:1953
119:0–26
47:Died
32:Born
300:6th
297:0–5
294:0–9
279:6th
276:0–5
273:0–9
258:6th
255:0–5
252:0–8
637::
403:.
374:.
90:HC
468:e
461:t
454:v
437:.
415:.
388:.
360:.
235:)
231:(
40:)
36:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.