Jim Leavitt Autograph
James Pierce Leavitt (born December 5, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head coach at the University of South Florida from the football program's inception in 1997 until 2009, compiling a record of 95–57. More about Jim Leavitt
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Leavitt grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was a star quarterback for Dixie Hollins High School. After graduating from high school, Leavitt pursued studies at the University of Missouri, graduating in 1978. For the next two years, Leavitt worked as a graduate assistant. He then left for the University of Dubuque, where he spent two years as their football team's defensive coordinator. Following his years there, he went to Morningside College in 1982, spending one year as special teams coordinator before being promoted to defensive coordinator. After a brief stint at the University of Iowa where Leavitt pursued a doctorate degree in psychology, he followed Bill Snyder to Kansas State University in 1990. At Kansas State, Leavitt first spent one year as linebackers coach then five more as co-defensive coordinator, sharing the position with Bob Stoops. They led the Wildcats from relative obscurity to having a consistent, highly regarded defense.
On December 12, 1995, Leavitt was hired as head coach for the new football team at the University of South Florida. Leavitt signed his first class in 1996 for the first varsity season in 1997; all players redshirted in 1996. The South Florida Bulls football program began play as an independent at the NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) level. After four seasons the program moved up to I-A (now FBS), also as an independent. After two years as a Division I-A independent, the Bulls joined Conference USA, but stayed for only two seasons. The Bulls landed in the Big East Conference prior to the start of the 2005 season. In December 2005, after the team's first season as members of the Big East, Leavitt led the Bulls to their 100th game and first ever bowl game at the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina. One year later, Leavitt led the team to its first ever bowl win in the PapaJohns.com Bowl against the East Carolina Pirates in Birmingham, Alabama on December 23, 2006. Read even more about Jim Leavitt at Wikipedia
On December 12, 1995, Leavitt was hired as head coach for the new football team at the University of South Florida. Leavitt signed his first class in 1996 for the first varsity season in 1997; all players redshirted in 1996. The South Florida Bulls football program began play as an independent at the NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) level. After four seasons the program moved up to I-A (now FBS), also as an independent. After two years as a Division I-A independent, the Bulls joined Conference USA, but stayed for only two seasons. The Bulls landed in the Big East Conference prior to the start of the 2005 season. In December 2005, after the team's first season as members of the Big East, Leavitt led the Bulls to their 100th game and first ever bowl game at the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina. One year later, Leavitt led the team to its first ever bowl win in the PapaJohns.com Bowl against the East Carolina Pirates in Birmingham, Alabama on December 23, 2006. Read even more about Jim Leavitt at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Jim Leavitt
In total, we tracked 46 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Leavitt (Jim Leavitt Signed SOUTHERN FLORIDA Full Size Helmet) was sold in September 2008 for $99.99 while the cheapest item (USF BULLS FOOTBALL JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2010. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2009 with an average selling price of $15.74 for an autographed item of Jim Leavitt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2022 with $55.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2010. In average, an autographed item from Jim Leavitt is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Leavitt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1997 USF Bulls Autographed Football Jim Leavitt Inaugural Season Tampa Florida | $29.99 | |
| Autographed USF Hemet Big East Bulls Jim Leavitt University Of South Florida | $55.00 | |
| JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO USF BULLS COA | $9.99 | |
| JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO USF BULLS COA | $6.00 | |
| JIM LEAVITT SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 South Florida Bulls | $5.00 | |
| JIM LEAVITT Signed SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS Football w/inscr | $9.99 | |
| Jim Leavitt Signed SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS Mini Helmet GAI | $49.99 | |
| JIM LEAVITT Signed/Auto. SOUTH FLORIDA USF Photo w/COA | $8.00 | |
| JIM LEAVITT SOUTH FLORIDA SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO W/COA | $35.00 | |
| USF BULLS FOOTBALL JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO | $0.99 | |
| USF BULLS FOOTBALL SIGNED BY FORMER COACH JIM LEAVITT | $15.00 | |
| USF BULLS JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8 X 10 PHOTO w COA | $14.95 | |
| USF BULLS JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8 X 10 PHOTO w COA | $24.95 | |
| USF BULLS JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8 X 10 PHOTO w COA | $10.00 | |
| USF BULLS JIM LEAVITT SIGNED 8 X 10 PHOTO w COA | $9.00 | |
Latest News about Jim Leavitt
Mike Bianchi: Former USF coach Jim Leavitt has become one of UCF’s biggest admir (11/20/23): It’s true. I swear. It’s really, really true. Jim Leavitt, who is historically UCF’s most hated rival, is now one of the Knights’ most vocal admirers. The man who once tried to keep the Knights down is now actually talking them up. Leavitt, the former coach of USF, was in Orlando last week and atten 
Former USF coach Jim Leavitt has become one of UCF’s biggest admirers | Commenta (11/18/23): It’s true. I swear. It’s really, really true. Jim Leavitt, who is historically UCF’s most hated rival, is now one of the Knights’ most vocal admirers. The man who once tried to keep the Knights down is now actually talking them up. Leavitt, the former coach of USF, was in Orlando last week and atten
Sources: SMU to hire Leavitt as D-coordinator (01/27/21): SMU is hiring Florida Atlantic defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt for the same role, sources confirmed to ESPN.