Edward Clemons

Edward James "Ox" Clemons (c. 1903 – March 1966) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida from 1929 to 1932 and again in 1965, Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee from 1934 to 1948, Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1950 to 1962, and Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi in 1963.[1]

Edward Clemons
Biographical details
DiedMarch 1966
Jacksonville, Florida
Alma materMorris Brown College (1929)
Playing career
1922–1924Paul Quinn
c. 1928Morris Brown
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1932Edward Waters
1934–1948Lane
1950–1962Morris Brown
1963Jackson State
1965Edward Waters
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 black college national (1951)
1 SIAC (1951)

Clemons played college football as a tackle, first as Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas, from 1922 to 1924 under brothers Fred T. Long and Harry Long. In 1926, Chief Aiken, head coach at Atlanta University, convinced Clemons and several other Paul Quinn players to leave Texas for Atlanta. Clemons ultimately ended up at Morris Brown College, where he started alongside Billy Nicks.

Clemons died in March 1966, in Jacksonville.[2]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Edward Waters Tigers (Independent) (1929–1932)
1929 Edward Waters
1930 Edward Waters
1931 Edward Waters
1932 Edward Waters
Lane Dragons (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1934–1948)
1934 Lane
1935 Lane
1936 Lane
1937 Lane
1938 Lane 4–3
1939 Lane 4–3–1
1940 Lane 5–3–1
1941 Lane 6–2–1
1942 Lane 6–4
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 No team—World War II
1946 Lane 8–2
1947 Lane 6–42–2
1948 Lane 7–1–1
Lane:
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1962)
1950 Morris Brown 7–3
1951 Morris Brown 10–18–01stW Tropical
1952 Morris Brown 7–3
1953 Morris Brown 4–4–1
1954 Morris Brown 5–3
1955 Morris Brown 6–35–12nd
1956 Morris Brown 5–3
1957 Morris Brown 5–2–1
1958 Morris Brown 4–5
1959 Morris Brown 6–3
1960 Morris Brown 4–6
1961 Morris Brown 5–4
1962 Morris Brown 4–5
Morris Brown: 72–45–2
Jackson State Tigers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1963)
1963 Jackson State 4–52–5T–6th
Jackson State: 4–52–5
Edward Waters Tigers () (1965)
1965 Edward Waters 7–2
Edward Waters:
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Football Coaches Career". ncaa.org. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  2. "Clemons Death Jars EWC". The Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. March 12, 1966. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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