Clyde Biggers

Clyde W. Biggers (March 6, 1925 – December 23, 1976) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Catawba College from 1953 to 1958 and at Eastern Illinois University from 1965 to 1971, compiling a career college football record of 45–70–6. Biggers was then the athletic director at University of Nebraska Omaha from 1971 to 1974 and at the University of Richmond from 1974 until his death in 1976.

Clyde Biggers
Biographical details
Born(1925-03-06)March 6, 1925
Concord, North Carolina
DiedDecember 23, 1976(1976-12-23) (aged 51)
Richmond, Virginia
Playing career
Football
c. 1947Catawba
Baseball
c. 1948Catawba
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1950Fayetteville HS (NC)
1952East Carolina (line)
1953–1958Catawba
1959–1964South Carolina (assistant)
1965–1971Eastern Illinois
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1971–1974Nebraska–Omaha
1974–1976Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall45–70–6

Biggers played football and baseball at Catawba College, from which he graduated in 1948. He coached football at Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina before serving as the line coach for the football team at East Carolina College—now East Carolina University—in 1952.[1] Between his tenures as head coach at Catawba and Eastern Illinois, Biggers was an assistant coach at the University of South Carolina. He died of a heart attack at his home in Richmond, Virginia on December 23, 1976.[2]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Catawba Indians (North State Conference) (1953–1958)
1953 Catawba 4–5–14–1–12nd
1954 Catawba 3–82–45th
1955 Catawba 6–44–22nd
1956 Catawba 5–4–14–2T–2nd
1957 Catawba 4–33–23rd
1958 Catawba 5–3–22–3–14th
Catawba: 27–27–419–14–2
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1965–1968)
1965 Eastern Illinois 3–51–34th
1966 Eastern Illinois 1–6–11–1–12nd
1967 Eastern Illinois 2–6–11–2T–3rd
1968 Eastern Illinois 4–51–2T–3rd
Eastern Illinois Panthers (NCAA College Division independent) (1969–1971)
1969 Eastern Illinois 2–7
1970 Eastern Illinois 2–8
1971 Eastern Illinois 4–6
Eastern Illinois: 18–43–24–8–1
Total:45–70–6

References
  1. "Biggers Is Named Head Coach for Catawba College". The Dispatch. Lexington, North Carolina. Associated Press. March 16, 1953. Retrieved June 15, 2014 – via Google News.
  2. "Clyde Biggers Dies Suddenly". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. December 23, 1976. Retrieved June 14, 2014 – via Google News.
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