Ozias Andrew Johnson Jr. (August 26, 1910 – December 5, 1980) was an American college football and college basketball coach and educator. He served head football coach at the Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute—now known as Grambling State University—in Grambling, Louisiana from 1934 to 1937. He coached the school's basketball team from 1940 to 1942.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1910 Powhatan, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1980 (aged 70) Grambling, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1934–1937 | Louisiana Negro |
| Basketball | |
| 1940–1942 | Louisiana Negro |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–2 (football) |
Johnson was also the postmaster of Grambling, Louisiana while he coached at Louisiana Normal.[2] He later coached and taught in the in the school system of Webster Parish, Louisiana. Johnson died on December 5, 1980, at St. Francis Medical Center in Grambling.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Washington, Chester L., Jr. (November 20, 1937). "'Sez Ches'; Flying Down To Dixie... Southern". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Deaths; Ozais Johnson". News-Star-World. Monroe, Louisiana. December 7, 1980. p. 7B. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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