Frank Howard (American football)
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Barlow Bend, Alabama, U.S. | March 25, 1909
Died | January 26, 1996 Clemson, South Carolina, U.S. | (aged 86)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1928–1930 | Alabama |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1931–1939 | Clemson (line) |
1940–1969 | Clemson |
Baseball | |
1943 | Clemson |
Track & field | |
1931–1939 | Clemson |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1940–1971 | Clemson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 165–118–12 (football) 12–3 (baseball) |
Bowls | 3–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
As coach:
As player: | |
Awards | |
2× ACC Coach of the Year (1958, 1966) | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1989 (profile) |
Frank J. Howard (March 25, 1909 – January 26, 1996) was an American
Coaching career
In 1963, after Maryland announced that African-American wide receiver Daryyl Hill was to play, Clemson threatened to leave the conference. Howard vowed that his team would not allow any black to play in their stadium, although Hill did end up playing in the scheduled game.
In the early 1960s,however, Howard allegedly showed compassion to the local community including those at segregated African-American school that he could not recruit. One of the football players was future Michigan State University All American and All Pro George Webster. As a junior at Westside High in Anderson, S.C. Webster suffered a knee injury. The injury could have spelled the end of his career, but then-Clemson coach Frank Howard helped Webster. Michigan State teammate Jim Summers of Orangeville, S.C., tells the story.
“Frank Howard made sure that operation at Clemson University’s medical facility,” Summers said. “George was probably the first black person to spend any sustained time on that campus. If it wasn’t for segregation, George probably would have gone to Clemson, Frank treated him so well.” George Webster was drafted 3rd in the 1967 NFL draft after winning two national championships.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Clemson Tigers (Southern Conference) (1940–1951) | |||||||||
1940 | Clemson | 6–2–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1941 | Clemson | 7–2 | 5–1 | 3rd | |||||
1942 | Clemson | 3–6–1 | 2–3–1 | 9th | |||||
1943 | Clemson | 2–6 | 2–3 | T–7th | |||||
1944 | Clemson | 4–5 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
1945 | Clemson | 6–3–1 | 2–1–1 | 4th | |||||
1946 | Clemson | 4–5 | 2–3 | T–10th | |||||
1947 | Clemson | 4–5 | 1–3 | 12th | |||||
1948 | Clemson | 11–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W Gator | 11 | |||
1949 | Clemson | 4–4–2 | 2–2 | T–7th | |||||
1950 | Clemson | 9–0–1 | 3–0–1 | 2nd | W Orange | 12 | 10 | ||
1951 | Clemson | 7–3 | 3–1 | 5th | L Gator | 20 | |||
Clemson Tigers (Independent) (1952) | |||||||||
1952 | Clemson | 2–6–1 | |||||||
Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1969) | |||||||||
1953 | Clemson | 3–5–1 | 1–2 | 6th | |||||
1954 | Clemson | 5–5 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
1955 | Clemson | 7–3 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
1956 | Clemson | 7–2–2 | 4–0–1 | 1st | L Orange | 19 | |||
1957 | Clemson | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | 18 | ||||
1958 | Clemson | 8–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L Sugar | 13 | 12 | ||
1959 | Clemson | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W Bluebonnet | 11 | 11 | ||
1960 | Clemson | 6–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
1961 | Clemson | 5–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1962 | Clemson | 6–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
1963 | Clemson | 5–4–1 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1964 | Clemson | 3–7 | 2–4 | 7th | |||||
1965 | Clemson | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–1st | |||||
1966 | Clemson | 6–4 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
1967 | Clemson | 6–4 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1968 | Clemson | 4–5–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1969 | Clemson | 4–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
Clemson: | 165–118–12 | 102–48–5 | |||||||
Total: | 165–118–12 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- ^ "Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - Birmingham, Alabama". Ashof.org. Retrieved June 5, 2014.