William Floyd Clipson (December 30, 1920 – June 25, 1996) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Troy State University—now known as Troy University—in Troy, Alabama from 1955 to 1965, compiling a record of 26–68.[2] Clipson was the head basketball coach at Florida Southern College from 1952 to 1955, tallying a mark of 22–45.[3] Clipson died on June 25, 1996, at his home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1920 |
| Died | June 25, 1996 (aged 75) Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Alabama (Ed.D.) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1942–1951 | Troy HS (AL) |
| 1955–1965 | Troy State |
| Basketball | |
| 1952–1955 | Florida Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–68 (college football) 22–45 (college basketball) 44–26–5 (high school football) |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy State Trojans (Alabama Intercollegiate Conference Alabama Collegiate Conference) (1955–1965) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1956 | Troy State | 3–5 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1957 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1958 | Troy State | 3–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1959 | Troy State | 3–5 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1960 | Troy State | 1–8 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1961 | Troy State | 1–8 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1962 | Troy State | 2–6 | 1–2 | ||||||
| 1963 | Troy State | 2–7 | 0–3 | ||||||
| 1964 | Troy State | 6–3 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 1965 | Troy State | 1–8 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Troy State: | 26–68 | 10–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–68 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Interlachen". Florida Southern College. 1954. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Troy Football Media Guide". Troy University Athletics. July 29, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball 2016-17 Record Book". Florida Southern College Athletics. July 28, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Zenor, John (June 26, 1996). "Former TSU coach Clipson dies at 75". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 1C. Retrieved April 1, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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