Jeff Jordan
Clarksville High School
Impact Statement
“I can take losing, but you cannot quit. That’s not an option.” -Jeff Jordan
Biography
Jeff Jordan completed his eighth season as head coach at Clarksville High School this year (2001).
In 2000, he coached the Wildcats to the state’s Division I dual and individual team titles, a feat never previously accomplished by a school outside the Nashville or greater Chattanooga areas, and finished second in the state duals and third in the state individual tournament this year. Prior to coaching at Clarksville, Jordan coached for 8 years at Franklin High, serving as the school’s head coach from 1984-1989.
His 1989 Franklin team won the individual state championship, at that time becoming the first public school outside the Chattanooga to win a state title, and was the state dual runner up. His Franklin teams were 78-11-1, for an overall record of 284-41-1. Jordan is one of only two coaches in Tennessee history to coach two different teams to state titles.
He also coached 7 individual state champions and one NHSCA Senior All American. Jordan accomplished this success with four-year wrestlers who never wrestled prior to high school.
That retirement didn’t last long. In 2012, Jordan left the mat behind but managed to make his way to the soccer field. As the head coach of the girls’ soccer team, he led them to the school’s first state appearance.
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