Family and friends can’t remember a time when John, … PODCAST: In his own words, the life of Johnny Majors KNOXVILLE -- Former Tennessee player and head coach Johnny Majors died Wednesday. He was 85. Johnny Majors, the college football coach who led the University of Tennessee to three SEC championships and the University of Pittsburgh to a national championship, has died. John Terrill Majors was born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, into a sports-minded family, although books and music were also prevalent in the Majors home. Tessa Majors was the great-niece of longtime University of Tennessee football coach Johnny Majors. He was 85. He was married to Mary Lynn Barnwell. He died on June 3, 2020 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Majors lived most recently in a small brick ranch house in Charlottesville, alongside her little brother, Maxwell. James Hermas Majors 26 Feb 1907 West Blocton, Bibb, Alabama, United States - 21 Dec 1998 managed by Nicole Kelly last edited 23 Apr 2019 Family of Johnny Majors' grand-niece rips NYPD union boss for linking murder to marijuana. Johnny Majors was born on May 21, 1935 in Lynchburg, Tennessee, USA as John Terrill Majors.