James Spady

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1966)}}

{{for|the American writer, historian, and journalist|James G. Spady}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = James Spady

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| current_title = Associate head coach, tight ends coach

| current_team = Florida A&M

| current_conference = MEAC

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|1|5}}

| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

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| player_years1 = 1985–1988

| player_team1 = UTEP

| player_years2 = 1991

| player_team2 = Denver Dynamite

| player_years3 = 1992

| player_team3 = Sacramento Attack

| player_positions = Center

| coach_years1 = 1993–1995

| coach_team1 = UTEP (GA)

| coach_years2 = 1996–1999

| coach_team2 = UTEP (TE)

| coach_years3 = 2000–2003

| coach_team3 = UTEP (DL)

| coach_years4 = 2004–2005

| coach_team4 = South Carolina State (OL)

| coach_years5 = 2006

| coach_team5 = North Carolina Central (OL)

| coach_years6 = 2007–2009

| coach_team6 = Grambling State (OC/OL)

| coach_years7 = 2010–2013

| coach_team7 = Nevada (TE)

| coach_years8 = 2014–2017

| coach_team8 = Alabama A&M

| coach_years9 = 2018–2021

| coach_team9 = Florida A&M (assoc. HC/ST/TE)

| coach_years10 = 2022-present

| coach_team10 = Florida A&M (assoc. HC/TE)

| overall_record = 15–30

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| awards = 2× All-WAC (1987–1988)

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James Michael Spady (born January 5, 1966) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the associate head coach and tight ends coach at Florida A&M University.{{cite web|website=HBCU Sports|title=James Spady to join football staff at Florida A&M|author=Rashad, Kenn|date=December 28, 2017|url=https://hbcusports.com/2017/12/28/james-spady-to-join-football-staff-at-florida-am/}} Spady previously served as the head coach at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), a position he held from December 2013 until November 2017.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/alabama-aandm-hires-james-spady-as-football-coach/2013/12/30/da63987c-7179-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140111025929/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/alabama-aandm-hires-james-spady-as-football-coach/2013/12/30/da63987c-7179-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |title=Alabama A&M hires James Spady as football coach |agency=Associated Press |date=December 30, 2013 |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=January 10, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://aamusports.com/news/2017/11/19/spady-not-returning-to-alabama-am-as-head-football-coach.aspx?path=football|title=Spady not returning to Alabama A&M as head football coach|website=Alabama A&M Athletics|date=November 19, 2017 |accessdate=November 19, 2017}} Spady is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.