Hornsby Howell facts for kids
Biographical details | |
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Born | September 3, 1927 |
Died | October 3, 2017 Raleigh, North Carolina |
(aged 90)
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1946 | North Carolina A&T |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1950–1952 | Jordan Sellers HS (NC) |
1961 | Southern (assistant) |
1964–1967 | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
1968–1976 | North Carolina A&T |
1982 | Georgia (scout team) |
Basketball | |
1964–1968 | North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1968–? | North Carolina A&T |
1996–1998 | Savannah State (interim AD) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–34–4 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 MEAC (1975) | |
Awards | |
2× MEAC Coach of the Year (1974–1975) |
Hornsby Howell (September 3, 1927 – October 3, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina A&T University from 1968 to 1976, compiling a record of 55–34–4.
In 1982, he was a scout team assistant coach at the University of Georgia, becoming the school's first African-American football coach.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Carolina A&T Aggies (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1968–1970) | |||||||||
1968 | North Carolina A&T | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
1969 | North Carolina A&T | 6–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 4th | |||||
1970 | North Carolina A&T | 4–6 | 0–3 | 8th (Southern) | |||||
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1976) | |||||||||
1971 | North Carolina A&T | 6–4–1 | 3–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1972 | North Carolina A&T | 8–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1973 | North Carolina A&T | 4–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1974 | North Carolina A&T | 5–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
1975 | North Carolina A&T | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
1976 | North Carolina A&T | 6–4–1 | 3–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
North Carolina A&T: | 55–34–4 | 29–20–4 | |||||||
Total: | 55–34–4 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
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