Bill Pace -- Football

Assistant at Kansas from 1954-61.
Was an assistant coach (offensive backs) at Arkansas from 1962 through 1966.
Coached Vanderbilt from 1967-72 leading them to a 22-38-3 record.

Wayne Perryman -- Athletic Trainer, Arkansas RimRockers (ABA)

(as of 2004-05 season) Wayne joined the RimRockers after a short stint as an athletic trainer for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. While working for the Lions, Perryman also completed work on a Master's Degree in Biomechanics.
He spent the previous two years as an intern athletic trainer for the University of Arkansas baseball team. Prior to that, he spent two years as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with the Razorback football program.
A native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Perryman served as a student trainer at Oklahoma State University, working primarily with the football and wrestling teams. He earned his undergraduate degree in Health Education with a minor in Athletic Training and History from the University of Central Oklahoma.
A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Associations, Perryman's duties include the evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries suffered by members of the Arkansas RimRockers' Basketball team.

Tim Peters -- Assistant Baseball Coach - Pitching / Recruiting Coordinator, Collin County Community College

(as of baseball season 2003) Tim is now in his 6th season (2002) as an assistant in the Express program, where he functions mainly as pitching coach and recruiting co-ordinator. Peters' resume is impressive and includes a stint at the College of Southern Idaho during it's 1984 JUCO national title season, as well as 2 years (1986 & '87) of mound-service at the University of Arkansas.  While a Razorback, Tim enjoyed visits to the NCAA College World Series in Omaha. He then went on to pitch 4 seasons of minor league ball for 3 different organizations, including trips to "big league" spring training camp. He has held assistant coaching positions at  Texarkana College and the University of  Houston prior to coaching at Collin. Tim holds a bachelor's degree and masters degree from U. of Arkansas.

Danny Phillips -- Defensive Line Coach, Arkansas Baptist College Buffaloes

(as of football season 2007) Added to the coaching staff in July 2007. Phillips played at Arkansas from 1977-80.

Kevin Pitts -- Director of Football Operations, Tulsa Golden Hurricane

(as of football season 2004) Kevin Pitts enters his fourth year ('04) as Director of Football Operations for the Golden Hurricane football program. His responsibilities include team travel, summer camp organization, scheduling, and daily team and office procedures. He also serves as staff liaison with other university departments.
Pitts came to Tulsa from the University of Arkansas where he spent nine years as an assistant athletic trainer. In addition to his responsibilities in sports medicine, Pitts assisted with team travel preparations for the Razorback football team. Before that, Pitts was a student athletic trainer at Arkansas and worked as an athletic trainer for the Nolan Richardson Summer Basketball Camps.
Pitts earned his bachelor's degree in education in 1992 and received his master's degree in health sciences in 1996, both from the University of Arkansas.

Kevin Platt -- Tennis

Platt became the Lady Razorbacks' head tennis coach in 1992, and coached Arkansas to six post-season appearances. His overall record for 12 seasons with the Lady'Backs was 124-155. He resigned on August 7, 2003.
Platt's best season was 1998 as he led the Lady'Backs past the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament into the NCAA Championship. That year, Arkansas was 22-9 overall, and 10-5 in SEC play to tie for fifth in the conference. The Lady'Backs achieved their highest team ranking that year, finishing the season at 16th.
Among his career achievements at Arkansas, Platt had the distinction of being the first women's tennis coach to take the Lady Razorbacks into the NCAA postseason. His first bid came in 1996, the first of six consecutive trips. Platt was also active in the national collegiate tennis community, serving on ITA honors committees and on the NCAA selection committee.

Maurice Pollard -- Football

(as of football season 2001) A former player for University of Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt at Murray (Ky.) State, Maurice Pollard joins the UAM staff as a football assistant coach. Pollard's main duties will consist of coaching the Boll Weevil linebacking corps and game film exchange. The Monroe, LA, native comes to Monticello after spending 2000 as a grad assistant with Nutt and the Razorbacks. At the UofA, Pollard was in charge of working with the Razorbacks' defensive line. Prior to joining the staff at Fayetteville he served as the disciplinarian counselor, physical education instructor and football coach at Martin Luther King Middle School in Monroe. Pollard played tight end, fullback, linebacker and defensive tackle at Murray State during his four-year career. He earned his undergraduate degree in physical education in 1998.

Dedrick Poole -- Running Backs Coach, Arkansas Baptist College Buffaloes

(as of football season 2007) Poole joined the Arkansas Baptist staff in the summer of 2007. He played football at the University of Arkansas from 2002-05 and spent the 2006 season playing for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Mike Power -- Assistant Track & Field Coach, University of Memphis TIgers

(as of track & field season 2007-08) The University of Memphis track and field program added Mike Power as an assistant coach (Distance) in August 2006.
Power will work primarily with the Tiger and Lady Tiger distance runners and cross-country teams.
A native of Melbourne, Australia, Power ran collegiately from 1996-1999 for the University of Arkansas, where he trained under longtime coach John McDonnell. During his time with the Razorbacks, Power was a nine-time All-American and five-time SEC Champion.
Power won back-to-back Southeastern Conference cross-country titles in 1998 and 1999. At the 1998 SEC Outdoor Championships he won the 5,000-meters, and at the SEC Indoors 1999 he took two titles, winning the mile and the three-kilometer events.
In 2000, Power returned home to train for the 2002 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He went on to qualify for the Games and represented Australia in the 5,000-meters.
Power coached and competed professionally for two years, before returning to Arkansas in 2004 and received his undergraduate degree in Kinesiology.

Dean Pryor -- Football & Track

Pryor lettered in football at Arkansas as a halfback and safety from 1950-52 and in track from 1951-53.
Assistant coach at Wichita State, then went to Hastings College (Neb.) as head coach from 1963-66. Also coached at Coffeyville (Kan.) Junior College, Kansas State twice and South Dakota State. Athletic Director at Arkansas State from 1975-80.

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