Miles Hires Hall Of Fame Coach Billy Joe

By: Associated Press | Alabama's13.com
Published: December 13, 2007

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Hall of Fame coach Billy Joe is back in coaching. He landed at Division II Miles College for yet another rebuilding job yesterday.

The 67-year-old Joe ranks behind only Eddie Robinson in victories at historically black colleges with 237 wins in 31 seasons as a head coach at three schools.

Joe replaces Wade Streeter, who was fired after seven seasons at the school which competes in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Joe led Florida A-and-M to five Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles in 11 seasons, including seven straight playoff trips and a semifinals appearance in 1999.

He was fired at Florida A&M in 2005 when the school self-reported 196 rules violations among its 15 men's and women' sports over a seven-year span.

An NCAA investigation found no wrongdoing by Joe, and the university later agreed to a 135-thousand dollar settlement with the coach.

He was out of coaching last season.