Charles Derone "Bo" Spearman (January 14, 1913 – September 8, 2000) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach. He served as the head football at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas AM&N)—now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—from 1957 to 1961, compiling a record of 19–29–1. Spearman was the line coach at Arkansas AM&N before succeeding Leroy Moore as head football coach after the 1956 season.[1] He resigned as head football coach following the 1961 season.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1913 Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2000 (aged 87) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1937 | LeMoyne |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1949 | LeMoyne |
| 1951–1956 | Arkansas AM&N (line) |
| 1957–1961 | Arkansas AM&N |
| Basketball | |
| 1947–1950 | LeMoyne |
| Baseball | |
| ?–1977 | Arkansas AM&N / Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Head coaching record | |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Southwest Athletic Conference) (1956–1961) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Arkansas AM&N | 3–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1958 | Arkansas AM&N | 3–6 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1959 | Arkansas AM&N | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1960 | Arkansas AM&N | 6–5 | 3–4 | 5th | L Prairie View | ||||
| 1961 | Arkansas AM&N | 3–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| Arkansas AM&N: | 19–29–1 | 8–23–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–29–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Head Coach—". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1956. p. 26. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ ""Bo" Spearman Resigns As A.M. and N. Coach". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. December 22, 1961. p. 11. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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