William Clark Jarnagin (May 24, 1914 – October 19, 1979) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the interim head football coach at Hardin–Simmons University during the 1943 Sun Bowl. Jarnigan was the head football coach at West Texas State University—now known as West Texas A&M University—from 1958 to 1959.[2] He was also the head basketball coach at Hardin–Simmons during the 1942–43 season.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1914 Graham, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 1979 (aged 65) Abilene, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1936 | Hardin–Simmons |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937 | Hardin–Simmons (freshmen) |
| 1938 | Denton HS (TX) |
| 1939–1942 | Hardin–Simmons (line) |
| 1942 | Hardin–Simmons (interim HC) |
| 1943–1944 | North Carolina Pre-Flight (line) |
| 1946 | Baylor (line) |
| 1947–1957 | West Texas State (line) |
| 1958–1959 | West Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1943 | Hardin–Simmons |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–19 (college football) 1–9 (college basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin–Simmons Cowboys (Border Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Hardin–Simmons | 0–1[n 1] | [n 1] | [n 1] | L Sun | ||||
| Hardin–Simmons: | 0–1 | ||||||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Border Conference) (1958–1959) | |||||||||
| 1959 | West Texas State | 1–9 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1959 | West Texas State | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| West Texas State: | 2–18 | 1–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–19 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Warren B. Woodson was the head coach for Hardin–Simmons for the regular season before going into the service with the United States Navy. He led the Cowboys to an overall record of 9–0–1 with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference play, sharing the Border Conference title with Texas Tech. Jarnagin was appointed interim head coach for the 1943 Sun Bowl.
References
edit- ^ "Clark Jarnigan". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "William Clark Jarnigan". ribble.name. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Coaching Records". Hardin–Simmons Cowboys basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.