Al Clemens
| Sport(s) | football, baseball, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 1, 1898 Scottsboro, Alabama |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hollywood, Florida |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1923 | Alabama |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924–1925 | Huntsville Junior College |
| 1926–1928 | Jacksonville State Teachers College |
| 1930–1931 | Tuscaloosa High School |
| c. 1940–1942 | Vicksburg Central High School |
| 1942–1950 | Southwestern (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2x All-Southern (1920, 1923) | |
Albert Hobson "Silent Al" Clemens (November 1, 1898 – May 19, 1993) was a college football, basketball, and baseball player and coach as well as an athletic director.
Contents
University of Alabama
He played football, baseball, and basketball at the University of Alabama. He also threw the javelin on the track team.[1]
Football
Clemens was a prominent end for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. He was captain of the 1921 team under Xen C. Scott and again captain of the 1923 team–the first season under Wallace Wade.[2]
1920
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Clemens was chosen All-Southern in 1920 by various selectors.[3]
1921
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Clemens was one of only two returning starters in 1921, serving as captain.[4]
1922
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Clemens played during one of Alabama's first great victories in 1922, over Penn.[1]
1923
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
In Wallace Wade's first season as head coach and Clemens' second as captain he was again selected All-Southern.[5]
Coaching career
Huntsville Junior College
Out of university he coached for Huntsville Junior College.[6]
Jacksonville State Teachers College
Before 1930, Clemens was coach and athletic director at the Jacksonville State Teachers College in Jacksonville, Alabama.[7] He boldly scheduled Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association elevens, and only ever lost two games to junior colleges.[8] Across all sports he won 7 junior college titles in 3 seasons.
Tuscaloosa High
Clemens was head coach and athletic director of the Tuscaloosa High School Black Bears.[9] He took the position in 1930.[10] After 1931 the team had been unbeaten for seven years (63 games). Coach Clemens challenged any high school in the nation to a game.[11]
Vicksburg Central High
He was head coach and athletic director at Vicksburg's Carr Central High "where his teams were the terror of the Big Eight Conference."[6] Clemens resigned to take the job at Southwestern.[12] He was replaced by former Mississippi State football player Gene Chadwick.[13]
Rhodes College
He was coach and athletic director for Southwestern Presbyterian from 1942 to 1950.[6][14] 8 of his basketball players organized a strike against him in 1950.[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 1898 births
- 1993 deaths
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- All-Southern college football players
- American football ends
- High school football coaches in the United States
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks athletic directors
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball coaches
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks football coaches
- Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball coaches
- People from Scottsboro, Alabama
- Players of American football from Alabama
- Rhodes Lynx football coaches
