Otis Finley
Otis E. Finley Sr. (1898 – August 27, 1979) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1924 and at Virginia State College for Negroes—now known as Virginia State University–from 1925 to 1926, compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–6–5.[1][2] Finley was a graduate of Tuskegee University, the University of Akron, and Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He died on August 27, 1979, in Maryland.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | August 27, 1979 (aged 80–81) Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1921 | Springfield (MA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924 | Lincoln (MO) |
| 1925–1926 | Virginia State |
| 1964–1966 | Vashon HS (MO) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1949–1959 | St. Louis Washington HS (MO) |
| 1959–1964 | St. Louis Hadley Tech HS (MO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–6–5 (college) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Blue Tigers (Independent) (1924) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Lincoln | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| Lincoln: | 2–1–1 | ||||||||
| Virginia State Trojans (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Virginia State | 3–1–4 | 1–1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1926 | Virginia State | 4–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Virginia State: | 7–5–4 | 4–5–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–6–5 | ||||||||
References
- "Otis E. Finley, Sr., receiving Tarbell Medallion". Springfield College. 1969. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- "The Crisis". NAACP. 1924. Retrieved April 24, 2019. Cite magazine requires
|magazine=(help) - "Otis Finley Sr". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. August 29, 1979. p. 65. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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