Jack Carlisle

Jack Carlisle

Biographical details
Born	(1929-09-23)September 23, 1929
Died	July 27, 2021(2021-07-27) (aged 91) New Albany, Mississippi, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952	Ethel HS (MS)
1953–1955	Lula–Rich HS (MS)
1956–1958	Nettleton HS (MS)
1959–1960	Collierville HS (TN)
1961–1970	Murrah HS (MS)
1971–1974	Jackson Prep HS (MS)
1975–1977	Ole Miss (JV)
1978–1982	East Tennessee State
1983–1993	Madison-Ridgeland (MS)
1994	St. Joseph HS (MS) (assistant)
1997	Jackson Prep HS (MS) (assistant)
1998	East Central CC (MS) (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	21–34 (college)

Jack Mason Carlisle (September 23, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee from 1978 to 1982, compiling a record of 21–34.

As a high school football coach at Lula–Rich High School in Mississippi, he coached Thomas Harris who later wrote the novel, The Silence of the Lambs.

Carlisle only had one leg due to an accident when he was 18 years old. He died on July 27, 2021, at his home in New Albany, Mississippi.

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1978)
1978	East Tennessee State	4–7	2–5	T–5th
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (1979–1982)
1979	East Tennessee State	7–4	2–3	6th
1980	East Tennessee State	2–9	1–4	7th
1981	East Tennessee State	6–5	4–3	3rd
1982	East Tennessee State	2–9	2–5	7th
East Tennessee State:		21–34	11–20
Total:		21–34