Virginia Union President
Claude G. Perkins has announced
the appointment of
Joseph “Joe” Taylor as the university’s new athletic
director. Taylor was Virginia Union’s head football coach from 1984 to 1991.
During his 40-year career as a football coach, Taylor has also served as head
coach at Florida A&M University and Hampton University, where he also
served as athletic director.
As the head football coach at FAMU from 2007 through 2012, Taylor had a 35-19 record. His overall career coaching record was 233-96-4.
When Taylor announced his retirement with two games left in the 2012 season, his team was 3-6, overall, and 3-3 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. His then-defensive coordinator,
Earl Holmes, stepped in as acting coach for the final matchups of that year. FAMU later appointed Holmes to lead the team on a permanent basis, offering him a four-year contract.
