Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame
Dr. Patrick Spurgeon was a full-time English Literature professor and one of the first assistant coaches hired by Erk Russell. He coached with Erk throughout his tenure as well as a year to help with transition to Coach Tim Stowers. Spurgeon coached kickers and punters and acted as lead scout for Coach Russell for four of Georgia Southern's six National Championships. He joined the staff at Youngstown State, where he won four more National Championships under coach Jim Tressel. He then served as a volunteer coach under Tressel at Ohio State when the Buckeyes won a National Championship, giving him nine during his collegiate coaching career.
