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Ken Sparks (February 25, 1944 – March 29, 2017) was an American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee from 1980 until his retirement at the end of the 2016 season.
Mar 29, 2017 · – Following a five-year battle with cancer, legendary Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks passed away Wednesday morning at 1:30. He was 73. Sparks announced his retirement on Nov. 14. He finished his Carson-Newman career after 37 seasons, 338 wins, 99 losses and two ties.
Mar 30, 2017 · JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University coaching legend Ken Sparks died March 29 at the age of 73 after a lengthy bout with prostate cancer. Sparks retired last fall at the end of the season after 37 years as head coach at Carson-Newman.
Mar 29, 2017 · Ken Sparks, the Knoxville native who became a football coaching icon at Carson-Newman University, died Wednesday after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 73.
Mar 30, 2017 · Legendary Carson-Newman football coach Ken Sparks passed away at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a university press release, after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 73.
Mar 29, 2017 · Reactions and memories of legendary Carson-Newman coach Ken Sparks, who died on Wednesday at age 73.
Mar 29, 2017 · Former Carson-Newman football head coach and East Tennessee legend Ken Sparks died early Wednesday morning. He was 73. Sparks coached Carson-Newman to a 338-99-2 record during his tenure.
Mar 29, 2017 · Ken Sparks, who ranks fifth on the all-time wins list among college football coaches, died Wednesday at 73. He coached his final game at Division II Carson-Newman in November.
Mar 5, 2020 · JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Ken Sparks, a football coach who won 338 games for Division II Carson-Newman to rank fifth on the NCAA's all-time list, has died. He was 73.
Former Carson-Newman football coach Ken Sparks has died at the age of 73 after winning 338 games to rank fifth on the NCAA's all-time list.