Zach Curlin
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Luxora, Arkansas, U.S. | January 31, 1890
Died | June 3, 1970 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 80)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1910–1913 | Vanderbilt |
Basketball | |
1910–1913 | Vanderbilt |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1924–1936 | West Tennessee |
Basketball | |
1924–1948 | West Tennessee / Memphis State |
Baseball | |
1927 | West Tennessee |
1934 | West Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 43–60–14 (football) 173–184 (basketball) 13–9 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 MVC (1929–1930) | |
Zachary Henry Curlin[1] (January 31, 1890 – June 3, 1970) was an American football and basketball player and coach.
Background and career
Curlin attended
Bethel in 1912, the muddy conditions better suited to the other's talents. Curlin later served as the Memphis Tigers men's basketball
coach for many years.
Legacy
Curlin was inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame in 1974 and a street on the south side of the university's campus bears his name. An award is given annually in his name that recognizes the top male student-athlete at the University of Memphis that possesses his "drive, enthusiasm and determination for academics and athletics while maintaining a concern for others."
Head coaching record
Football
References
- ^ "JOHN FULTON "UNCLE REMUS" COLLECTION 1878–1928" (PDF). May 22, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
- ^ "Zach Curlin (1974) - M Club Hall of Fame". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Bill Traughber. Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History. p. 57.