Honoring our Stripes🐯 Remembering John A. Merritt🐅🤍 Head Coach(1963-1983), College Football Hall of Fame(1994), 8 Black College National Championships (1962, 1965–1966, 1970–1971, 1973, 1979, 1982) 5 MAA/Midwestern/Midwest Championships(1957, 1963–1966) 2 SWAC Championships(1961–1962), Amos Alonzo Stagg Award(1995), Tennessee State Coaching Record 172–33–7 🚨Stay tuned as we continue to Honor our Stripes with more Big Blue Legends🐅💙 #JohnAMerritt #BigJohn #BlackHistoryMonth #HonoringourStripes #RoarCity #GoBigBlue #BigBlueLegends #Legends #TennesseeStateFootball #TennesseeStateUniversity