William Clipson
American football and basketball coach (1920–1996)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1920-12-30)December 30, 1920 |
Died | June 25, 1996(1996-06-25) (aged 75) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
Alma mater | Alabama (Ed.D.) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
c. 1942–1951 | Troy HS (AL) |
1955–1965 | Troy State |
Basketball | |
1952–1955 | Florida Southern |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 26–68 (college football) 22–45 (college basketball) 44–26–5 (high school football) |
William Floyd Clipson (December 30, 1920 – June 25, 1996) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Troy State University—now known as Troy University—in Troy, Alabama from 1955 to 1965, compiling a record of 26–68.[2] Clipson was the head basketball coach at Florida Southern College from 1952 to 1955, tallying a mark of 22–45.[3] Clipson died on June 25, 1996, at his home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Troy State Trojans (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference Alabama Collegiate Conference) (1955–1965) | |||||||||
1955 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
1956 | Troy State | 3–5 | 1–2 | ||||||
1957 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
1958 | Troy State | 3–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
1959 | Troy State | 3–5 | 1–2 | ||||||
1960 | Troy State | 1–8 | 1–2 | ||||||
1961 | Troy State | 1–8 | 1–2 | ||||||
1962 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
1963 | Troy State | 2–7 | 0–3 | ||||||
1964 | Troy State | 6–3 | 2–1 | ||||||
1965 | Troy State | 1–8 | 0–3 | ||||||
Troy State: | 26–68 | 10–23 | |||||||
Total: | 26–68 |
References
- ^ "Interlachen". Florida Southern College. 1954. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Troy Football Media Guide". Troy University Athletics. July 29, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball 2016-17 Record Book". Florida Southern College Athletics. July 28, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Zenor, John (June 26, 1996). "Former TSU coach Clipson dies at 75". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 1C. Retrieved April 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- William Clipson at Find a Grave
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- George Penton (1911–1912)
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- Otis Bynum (1925–1926)
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- No team (1929)
- No coach (1930)
- Albert Elmore (1931–1936)
- Albert Choate (1937–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Albert Choate (1946)
- Fred McCollum (1947–1950)
- Jim Grantham (1951–1954)
- William Clipson (1955–1965)
- Billy Atkins (1966–1971)
- Tom Jones (1972–1973)
- Byrd Whigham (1974–1975)
- Charlie Bradshaw (1976–1982)
- Chan Gailey (1983–1984)
- Rick Rhoades (1985–1987)
- Robert Maddox (1988–1990)
- Larry Blakeney (1991–2014)
- Neal Brown (2015–2018)
- Chip Lindsey (2019–2021)
- Brandon Hall # (2021)
- Jon Sumrall (2022–2023)
- Greg Gasparato # (2023)
- Gerad Parker (2024– )
# denotes interim head coach