C. J. Griffith

Clarence J. Griffith
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1877-04-09)April 9, 1877
Storm Lake, Iowa
Died November 3, 1937(1937-11-03) (aged 60)
Oakley, Idaho
Alma mater Iowa State College (1899)
Playing career
1899 Iowa State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1900 Colorado State (assistant)
1901–1903 Colorado State
Head coaching record
Overall 8–7–2

Clarence James Griffith was the head coach of the Colorado State college football program from 1901 to 1903. A graduate of Iowa State,[1] Griffith was the assistant coach under George Toomey at Colorado State in 1900. When Toomey stepped down after the controversy of Joseph Dibble being a professional, Griffith took over as head coach for the remainder of the 1901 season. He also coached the Aggies in 1902 but resigned in 1903 after the birth of his first child, in Colorado.[2]

He died at Idaho in 1937, aged 60, of heart failure.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
1901 Colorado State 1–3
1902 Colorado State 1–3–2
1903 Colorado State 6–1
Total: 8–7–2
Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

  1. Agriculture, C.S.B.; College, C.A.M.; Station, C.A.E. (1901). Annual report. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  2. "Person Details for Clarence J Griffith, "United States Census, 1910"". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  3. "Person Details for Clarena James Griffith, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-01-10.

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