Haywood Scissum (November 19, 1924 – August 28, 1995) was an American football coach. He was the 11th head football coach at Tuskegee Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—in Tuskegee, Alabama, serving for 11 seasons, from 1970 to 1980, a comping a record of 65–49–1. A native of Attalla, Alabama, Scissum played college football as the end, and tackle positions in the late 1940s. Prior to his hiring at Tuskegee in 1970, he was the head football coach at East Highland High School in Sylacauga, Alabama for 20 years, amassing a record of 135–29–11.[1]
Biographical details | |
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Born | November 19, 1924 |
Died | August 28, 1995 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 70)
Playing career | |
1946–1949 | Tuskegee |
Position(s) | End, tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1950–1969 | East Highland HS (AL) |
1970–1980 | Tuskegee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 65–49–1 (college) 135–29–11 (high school) |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 SIAC Division I (1970, 1974) | |
Scissum died on August 28, 1995, in Tuskegee.[2]
Head coaching record
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editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Tuskegee Golden Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1970–1980) | |||||||||
1970 | Tuskegee | 9–1 | 1st (Division I) | ||||||
1971 | Tuskegee | 5–5 | (Division I) | ||||||
1972 | Tuskegee | 7–4 | (Division I) | ||||||
1973 | Tuskegee | 7–4 | 2–3 | 5th (Division I) | |||||
1974 | Tuskegee | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st (Division I) | L Gate City Bowl | ||||
1975 | Tuskegee | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–3rd (Division I) | |||||
1976 | Tuskegee | 6–3–1 | 3–1–1 | T–2nd (Division I) | |||||
1977 | Tuskegee | 3–7 | 1–4 | T–5th (Division I) | |||||
1978 | Tuskegee | 3–7 | |||||||
1979 | Tuskegee | 5–6 | |||||||
1979 | Tuskegee | 4–6 | |||||||
Tuskegee: | 65–49–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 65–49–1 |
References
edit- ^ "Scissum new Tuskegee Coach". Birmingham Post-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. July 2, 1970. p. 23. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Ex-Tuskegee coach Scissum dies at age 70". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. August 30, 1995. p. 4C. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .