Pedie Jackson

William Senter "Pedie" Jackson (October 19, 1898 – August 31, 1938) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Concord College—now known as Concord University—in Athens, West Virginia from 1923 to 1926, Emory and Henry College in Emory, Virginia from 1927 to 1935, and King College—now known as King University—in Bristol, Tennessee from 1936 to 1937.

Pedie Jackson
Biographical details
Born(1898-10-19)October 19, 1898
DiedAugust 31, 1938(1938-08-31) (aged 39)
Bristol, Virginia
Playing career
Football
c. 1919Emory and Henry
Football
c. 1919Emory and Henry
Football
c. 1919Emory and Henry
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921Alexander College (TX)
1922Virginia HS (VA)
1923–1926Concord
1927–1935Emory and Henry
1936–1937King
Basketball
1924–1927Concord
1929–1936Emory and Henry
Head coaching record
Overall101–36–6 (college football)
5–1–2 (junior college football)
7–0–1 (high school football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 Smoky Mountain (1928–1929)

A native of Johnson City, Tennessee, Jackson played football, basketball, and baseball at Emory and Henry before graduating with an A.B. degree in 1920.[1] He began his coaching career in 1921 at Alexander College—now known as Lon Morris College, a junior college in Jacksonville, Texas, leading his football team to a record of 5–1–2. The next year, he coached the football team at Virginia High School in Bristol, Virginia to a record of 7–0–1.

Jackson died of pneumonia, on August 31, 1938, at King Mountain Memorial Hospital in Bristol, Virginia.[2][3]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Concord Mountain Lions (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923 Concord 8–0
1924 Concord 6–2–1
Concord Mountain Lions (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1926)
1925 Concord 4–3–1
1926 Concord 6–1–1
Concord: 24–6–3
Emory and Henry Wasps (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1927–1929)
1927 Emory and Henry 9–03–0T–1st[n 1]
1928 Emory and Henry 10–04–01st
1929 Emory and Henry 7–2–13–01st
Emory and Henry Wasps (Independent) (1930–1935)
1930 Emory and Henry 8–1–1
1931 Emory and Henry 6–5
1932 Emory and Henry 4–4
1933 Emory and Henry 10–1
1934 Emory and Henry 8–2
1935 Emory and Henry 6–4
Emory and Henry: 68–19–210–0
King Tornado (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1936–1937)
1936 King 5–53–3T–5th
1937 King 4–6–12–3–15th
King: 9–11–15–6–1
Total:101–36–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes
  1. Emory and Henry, Maryville, and Milligan all finished the year 3–0 in Smoky Mountain Conference play, but no conference title was awarded.[4]

References
  1. "W.S. "Pedie" Jackson". Emory & Henry College Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. "Illness Claims Brilliant King Athletic Head". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 1, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "More about King Coach (continued)". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 1, 1938. p. 2. Retrieved September 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. "All-Smoky Mountain Eleven Picked". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. November 29, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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