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EARLY YEARS Claiborne attended the University of Kentucky and was named the College of Education’s Outstanding Senior. Claiborne played halfback under legendary coach Paul Bryant at the University of Kentucky. Claiborne became Bryant’s assistant coach at Texas A&M and Alabama before he moved up to become a head coach. HEAD COACH Claiborne was head coach for Virginia Tech from 1961 to 1970 with and overall record of 69-32-2. When Claiborne began coaching Maryland, they had only won nine games in the last five years. Claiborne lead Maryland to a winning season after only his second year with the team. He coached Maryland for ten years and ended with a 77-37-3 record. Beginning in 1973 his teams made it to six consecutive bowl games. After the University of Kentucky came off of four straight losing seasons they offered Claiborne the head coaching position. He took over as head coach in 1981 and after starting with a losing season record of 0-10-1, he turned the team around. He took the team to bowl games during his second and third years with the team. Claiborne lead the team for eight years, ending with an overall record of 41-46-3. He retired after the 1989 season. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
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