| Oval Jaynes | |
| Birth Date: | 25 July 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Morganton, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Appalachian State Teachers College |
| Player Years1: | 1958–1961 |
| Player Team1: | Appalachian State |
| Coach Years1: | 1965–1968 |
| Coach Team1: | The Citadel (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1969–1972 |
| Coach Team2: | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1973–1974 |
| Coach Team3: | South Carolina (WR) |
| Coach Years4: | 1975–1977 |
| Coach Team4: | Gardner–Webb |
| Coach Years5: | 1978–1980 |
| Coach Team5: | Wyoming (assistant) |
| Admin Years1: | 1981–1986 |
| Admin Team1: | Auburn (associate AD) |
| Admin Years2: | 1986–1991 |
| Admin Team2: | Colorado State |
| Admin Years3: | 1991–1996 |
| Admin Team3: | Pittsburgh |
| Admin Years4: | 1996–1998 |
| Admin Team4: | Idaho |
| Admin Years5: | 1998–2002 |
| Admin Team5: | Chattanooga |
| Admin Years6: | 2008–2011 |
| Admin Team6: | Jacksonville State |
| Overall Record: | 14–15 |
Lee Oval Jaynes Jr. (born July 25, 1940) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator.[1] [2]
Jaynes was the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University from 1975 to 1977,[3] compiling an overall record of 14–15 in three seasons. He was an assistant coach for three seasons at the University of Wyoming and became an associate athletic director at Auburn University in 1981.
Jaynes was an athletic director at five universities: he was hired at Colorado State University in 1986,[4] [5] the University of Pittsburgh in 1991,[6] [7] [8] the University of Idaho in 1996,[9] [10] the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1998,[11] and Jacksonville State University in 2008.[12] His salary as athletic director was $118,000 at Pittsburgh in 1991,[6] and $88,000 at Idaho in 1996.[9]
He served as an assistant football coach and head wrestling coach at The Citadel in the 1965–66 season.[13] [14]
Jaynes did not use his middle name "Oval" until high school, when there were multiple players named "Lee" on the freshman football team.[2]