page_title: Jerry Tolley
hierarchical_section_title: Jerry Tolley
caption_attribution_description: English: Jerry Tolley, Elon
context_page_description: Jerry Russell Tolley is an American football coach, educator and politician. He served as the head football coach at Elon University from 1977 to 1981, compiling a record of 49–11–2. His 1980 and 1981 teams were both crowned NAIA national champions. He graduated from East Carolina University with a master's degree in education in 1966. He also received his Ph.D from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1982.
  Tolley now serves as the Mayor of Elon, North Carolina.
context_section_description: Jerry Russell Tolley (born November 6, 1942) is an American football coach, educator and politician.  He served as the head football coach at Elon University from 1977 to 1981, compiling a record of 49–11–2. His 1980 and 1981 teams were both crowned NAIA national champions. He graduated from East Carolina University with a master's degree in education in 1966. He also received his Ph.D from University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1982.
  Tolley now serves as the Mayor of Elon, North Carolina.
caption: Tolley pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1968, Elon yearbook
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