Clarence Spears
American college football player and coach (1894–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Clarence Wiley "Doc" Spears (July 24, 1894 – February 1, 1964) was an American college football player, coach, and doctor. He was an All-American guard at Dartmouth College (1914–1915) and served as the head football coach at Dartmouth (1917–1920), West Virginia University (1921–1924), the University of Minnesota (1925–1929), the University of Oregon[1] (1930–1931), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1932–1935), the University of Toledo (1936–1942), and University of Maryland, College Park (1943–1944), compiling a career college football record of 148–83–14. Spears was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1894-07-24)July 24, 1894 DeWitt, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | February 1, 1964(1964-02-01) (aged 69) Jupiter, Florida, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1912 | Knox (IL) |
1914–1915 | Dartmouth |
Position(s) | Guard, tackle |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1917–1920 | Dartmouth |
1921–1924 | West Virginia |
1925–1929 | Minnesota |
1930–1931 | Oregon |
1932–1935 | Wisconsin |
1936–1942 | Toledo |
1943–1944 | Maryland |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1936–1942 | Toledo |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 148–83–14 |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Big Ten (1927) | |
Awards | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1955 (profile) | |
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