Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Patrick Joseph Sullivan (born January 18, 1950) is a former American football player, winner of the 1971 Heisman Trophy, and college football coach. Sullivan is currently the head coach for Samford University. He was previously head coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) and offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Sullivan began his athletic career as a three-sport star at Birmingham''s John Carroll Catholic High School. Although a talented baseball and basketball player, he chose to play football for Auburn University where he would become the starting quarterback in 1969 under the tutelage of head coach Shug Jordan.