| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1929 |
| Died | July 27, 2021 (aged 91) New Albany, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952 | Ethel HS (MS) |
| 1953–1955 | Lula–Rich HS (MS) |
| 1956–1958 | Nettleton HS (MS) |
| 1959–1960 | Collierville HS (TN) |
| 1961–1970 | Murrah HS (MS) |
| 1971–1974 | Jackson Prep HS (MS) |
| 1975–1977 | Ole Miss (JV) |
| 1978–1982 | East Tennessee State |
| 1983–1993 | Madison-Ridgeland (MS) |
| 1994 | St. Joseph HS (MS) (assistant) |
| 1997 | Jackson Prep HS (MS) (assistant) |
| 1998 | East Central CC (MS) (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–34 (college) |
Jack Mason Carlisle (September 23, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee from 1978 to 1982, compiling a record of 21–34.[1]
As a high school football coach at Lula–Rich High School in Mississippi, he coached Thomas Harris who later wrote the novel, The Silence of the Lambs.[2]
Carlisle only had one leg due to an accident when he was 18 years old.[3] He died on July 27, 2021, at his home in New Albany, Mississippi.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1978) | |||||||||
| 1978 | East Tennessee State | 4–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (1979–1982) | |||||||||
| 1979 | East Tennessee State | 7–4 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1980 | East Tennessee State | 2–9 | 1–4 | 7th | |||||
| 1981 | East Tennessee State | 6–5 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1982 | East Tennessee State | 2–9 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| East Tennessee State: | 21–34 | 11–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–34 | ||||||||