Hall of Fame

Curtis Maddox

  • Class
  • Induction
    1993
  • Sport(s)
    Football , Administration
  • Mississippi Valley State
Background & Education
  • He was born on August 10, 1935, in Greenwood, Mississippi.
  • He passed away on August 21, 2018, in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • He earned his bachelor’s degree from Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU).
  • He completed a master’s degree at Indiana State University.
Coaching Career

Football
  • He served as head football coach at Mississippi Valley State (then called Mississippi Vocational/Mississippi Vocational College) from 1966 to 1967.
  • During his tenure there, the team’s records were:
    • 1966: 2 – 9
    • 1967: 2 – 9
  • After MVSU, he coached at Norfolk State University from 1968 to 1971.
  • His overall college football head-coaching record (all schools) was 17 wins, 33 losses, 1 tie.
Basketball
  • He also was head basketball coach at MVSU (when still Mississippi Vocational) for one season: 1962–63.