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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1903 |
| Died | February 27, 1966 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Morris Brown College (1929) |
| Playing career | |
| 1922–1925 | Paul Quinn |
| c. 1928 | Morris Brown |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1929–1931 | Edward Waters |
| 1932 | Rust |
| 1936–1948 | Lane |
| 1950–1962 | Morris Brown |
| 1963 | Jackson State |
| 1965 | Edward Waters |
| Head coaching record | |
| Bowls | 1–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 black college national (1951) 1 SIAC (1951) 1 SEAC (1965) | |
Edward James "Ox" Clemons (c. 1903 – February 27, 1966) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida from 1929 to 1931 and again in 1965, Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi for one season, in 1932, Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee from 1936 to 1948, Morris Brown College in Atlanta from 1950 to 1962, and Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi in 1963.
Clemons played football as a tackle, first at Paul Quinn College in Dallas, from 1922 to 1925 under brothers Fred T. Long and Harry Long. In 1926, Chief Aiken, head coach at Atlanta University, convinced Clemons and several other Paul Quinn players to leave Texas for Atlanta. Clemons ultimately ended up at Morris Brown College, where he started alongside Billy Nicks. After coaching at Edward Waters and Rust, Clemons was hired to lead the athletic department at Lane, in 1936.[1]
Clemons died on February 27, 1966, at a hospital in Jacksonville, after a short illness.[2][3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Waters Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929–1931) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Edward Waters | ||||||||
| 1930 | Edward Waters | 7–1–1 | 2–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1931 | Edward Waters | 6–2–1 | 0–1 | T–9th | |||||
| Rust Bearcats () (1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Rust | ||||||||
| Rust: | |||||||||
| Lane Dragons (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1936–1948) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Lane | 6–1–2 | 2–1–1 | ||||||
| 1937 | Lane | 5–2–1 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1938 | Lane | 4–3 | 3–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1939 | Lane | 4–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Lane | 5–3–1 | 2–2–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1941 | Lane | 6–3–1 | 4–1–1 | L Flower | |||||
| 1942 | Lane | 6–4 | 4–1 | T–3rd | L Peach Blossom Classic | ||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Lane | 3–2 | 1–0 | NA | L Flower | ||||
| 1946 | Lane | 8–2 | 6–0 | 2nd | L Cattle Bowl | ||||
| 1947 | Lane | 6–4 | 2–2 | 7th | L Flower | ||||
| 1948 | Lane | 7–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Lane: | |||||||||
| Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1962) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Morris Brown | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Morris Brown | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | W Tropical | ||||
| 1952 | Morris Brown | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–6th | |||||
| 1953 | Morris Brown | 4–5–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Morris Brown | 5–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1955 | Morris Brown | 6–3 | 5–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1956 | Morris Brown | 5–3 | 4–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1957 | Morris Brown | 5–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1958 | Morris Brown | 4–5 | 2–4 | 10th | |||||
| 1959 | Morris Brown | 6–3 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1960 | Morris Brown | 4–6 | 3–4 | 10th | |||||
| 1961 | Morris Brown | 5–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1962 | Morris Brown | 4–5 | 2–4 | 10th | |||||
| Morris Brown: | 72–46–2 | 48–24–2 | |||||||
| Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1963) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Jackson State | 4–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Jackson State: | 4–5 | 2–5 | |||||||
| Edward Waters Tigers (Southeastern Athletic Conference) (1965) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Edward Waters | 7–2 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| Edward Waters: | |||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Span, Jack (August 5, 1936). "Lane Signs "Ox" Clemons To Head Athletic Department". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 5. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Edward 'Ox' Clemons Dies in Local Hospital". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, Florida. March 3, 1966. p. 76. Retrieved June 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Clemons Death Jars EWC". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 12, 1966. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
- 1966 deaths
- American football tackles
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- Jackson State Tigers football coaches
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- Morris Brown Wolverines football coaches
- Morris Brown Wolverines football players
- Paul Quinn Tigers football players
- Rust Bearcats football coaches
- African-American coaches of American football
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
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