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Woods attended high school at Oneida high school, where he is still currently in the hall of fame.
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On February 20, 2015, he was named Running Backs Coach, and Associate Head Coach, at the University of Richmond. Prior, he was the head coach at the Virginia Military Institute, a position he held from 2008 to 2014. Woods served as the head coach at Appalachian State University from 1984 to 1988 and at the University of South Carolina from 1989 to 1993.
He holds the record for the most interceptions in a season.
Woods played quarterback and defensive back at Carson–Newman College before graduating in 1976. Woods was named the 30th head coach at Virginia Military Institute on February 13, 2008.
Before arriving at Virginia Military Institute, Woods had over 30 years of college and professional coaching experience. When coaching at South Carolina, a song about Sparky Woods entitled "Sparky Rock" was released on cassette tape.
On November 24, 2014, it was announced by Virginia Military Institute that Woods" contract would not be renewed by Athletic Director Dave Diles.
The announcement came less than a day after a 45–25 loss to arch rival The Citadel, ending a 2–10 season for the Keydets.
