Age, Biography and Wiki
Ken Sparks was born on 25 February, 1944 in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S., is an American football player and coach (1944–2017). Discover Ken Sparks's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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73 years old |
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Pisces |
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25 February, 1944 |
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25 February |
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Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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2017 |
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Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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United States
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Ken Sparks Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Ken Sparks height not available right now. We will update Ken Sparks's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Ken Sparks Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ken Sparks worth at the age of 73 years old? Ken Sparks’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from United States. We have estimated Ken Sparks's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Ken Sparks (February 25, 1944 – March 29, 2017) was an American football coach and player.
He played college football as a wide receiver at Carson–Newman and graduated from the school in 1968.
He was football coach at Gibbs High School in Knoxville.
The next year, he received a master's degree from Tennessee Technological University where he also coached quarterbacks and receivers.
He coached at Morristown East High School in Morristown, Tennessee.
In the early 1970s, Sparks was an assistant coach on the Carson–Newman football team that was a runner up in the NAIA championship game.
He coached the school's track team and he was named Southern Collegiate Track Coach of the Year.
In 1977, he returned to Carson–Newman, where he coached the track team.
In the fall, he coached at Farragut High School in Knoxville where he accumulated a 29–5 record.
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.
He is currently the record-holder for the most wins as a coach in NCAA Division II history.
His Carson–Newman Eagles won five NAIA Championships (1983–1984, 1986, 1988–1989), and were three times runners-up in the NCAA Division II playoffs (1996, 1998, and 1999).
Sparks was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Following his string of successes, Carson–Newman built the new Burke–Tarr Stadium in 2005.
Sparks, who was once Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Coach of the Year, actively pursues a Christian aspect in his coaching and is a popular public speaker.
He was quoted as saying that, if football can be used as a tool to bring people to the Lord, then "it has done something. If it hasn't, we haven't done a thing, no matter how many games we won."
After 37 years as the head coach at Carson–Newman University, Ken Sparks announced his retirement on November 14, 2016, at a press conference in the Ken Sparks Athletic Complex on the campus of Carson–Newman University.
Sparks died March 29, 2017, after a four-year battle with prostate cancer.
