Howard B. Jefferson

Howard Bonar Jefferson (September 28, 1901 – October 1, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, professor, and university president. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan from 1923 to 1924, compiling a record of 9–5–2.[1] Jefferson was also the head basketball coach at Hillsdale from 1923 to 1925, tallying mark of 12–19.

Howard B. Jefferson
Biographical details
Born(1901-09-28)September 28, 1901
Norwalk, Ohio
DiedOctober 1, 1983(1983-10-01) (aged 82)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Playing career
Football
1920–1922Denison
Basketball
1920–1923Denison
Position(s)End
Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1924Hillsdale
Basketball
1923–1925Hillsdale
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1925Hillsdale
Head coaching record
Overall9–5–2 (football)
12–19 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 MIAA (1924)

Jefferson attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where he played football as an end and basketball guard and earned All-Ohio honors in both sports. He graduate from Denison in 1923 and received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Yale University in 1929. Denison joined the faculty of the Philosophy Department at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in 1929. From 1943 to 1945, he was the school’s assistant dean and acting director of admissions and then director of Colgate's School of Philosophy and Religion in 1945–46. From 1946 to 1967, Jefferson served as the president of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on October 1, 1983, at City Hospital in Worcester.[2]

Jefferson is a member of the Norwalk, Ohio Hall of Fame.[3]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Hillsdale Dales (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1924)
1923 Hillsdale 3–4–11–3–1T–4th
1924 Hillsdale 6–1–15–01st
Hillsdale: 9–5–26–3–1
Total:9–5–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  2. "Howard Jefferson, 82". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1983. p. 49. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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