Blue Howell

Blue Howell
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born 1905
Died April 15, 1964(1964-04-15) (aged 58–59)
Omaha, Nebraska
Playing career
1926–1928 Nebraska
Position(s) Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1935 Pittsburg State
1937 Pittsburg State
Head coaching record
Overall 35–30–6

Edward E. "Blue" Howell was an American football player and coach. He was the fifth head football coach at Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg—now known as Pittsburg State University—in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving for eight seasons, from 1929 to 1935 and again in 1937, compiling a record of 35–30–6.[1]

Playing career

Howell played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln under head coach Ernest E. Bearg from 1926 until 1928. Weighing 185 pounds, he was the lightest member of the Cornhuskers[2] but was considered one of the best fullbacks in the Big Six Conference.[3] He was inducted into the program's "Hall of Fame" in 1978.[4]

Death

Howell died of a heart attack in 1964 at his home in Omaha, Nebraska.[5]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929–1935)
1929 Pittsburg State 1–5–21–3–2
1930 Pittsburg State 6–33–3
1931 Pittsburg State 4–53–3
1932 Pittsburg State 6–1–24–1–1
1933 Pittsburg State 4–3–22–2–2
1934 Pittsburg State 6–33–2
1935 Pittsburg State 6–33–1T–1st
Pittsburg State Gorillas (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1937)
1937 Pittsburg State 2–71–3
Pittsburg State: 35–30–620–18–5
Total:35–30–6

References

  1. ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Archived September 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Pittsburg State University Gorrillas all-time coaching records
  2. ↑ Time "Football" December 3, 1928
  3. ↑ 1927 RUSHING SHOWDOWN By James Mark Purcell
  4. ↑ University of Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletic Hall of Fame
  5. ↑ Columbus Daily Telegram, April 15, 1964, Columbus, Nebraska
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