Cliff Speegle
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Roosevelt, Oklahoma, U.S. | November 5, 1917
Died | September 5, 1994 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | (aged 76)
Playing career | |
1938–1940 | Oklahoma |
1945 | Chicago Cardinals |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1952–1953 | Colgate (line) |
1954 | Edmonton Eskimos (line) |
1955–1962 | Oklahoma A&M/State |
1963–1964 | Toronto Argonauts (assistant) |
1965–1966 | Texas Western (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1973–1982 | SWC (commissioner) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 36–42–3 |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Clifton M. Speegle (November 4, 1917 – September 5, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater from 1955 to 1962, compiling a record of 36–42–3. During his tenure, Oklahoma State was 0–8 in the Bedlam Series, their rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners. Speegle was fired in 1962. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma from 1938 to 1940.
Head coaching record[edit]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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Oklahoma A&M Aggies (Missouri Valley Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
1955 | Oklahoma A&M | 2–8 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1956 | Oklahoma A&M | 3–5–2 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
Oklahoma State Cowboys (NCAA University Division independent) (1957–1959) | |||||||||
1957 | Oklahoma State | 6–3–1 | |||||||
1958 | Oklahoma State | 8–3 | W Bluegrass | 19 | |||||
1959 | Oklahoma State | 6–4 | |||||||
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big Eight Conference) (1960–1962) | |||||||||
1960 | Oklahoma State | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
1961 | Oklahoma State | 4–6 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
1962 | Oklahoma State | 4–6 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
Oklahoma A&M/State: | 36–42–3 | 9–19–1 | |||||||
Total: | 36–42–3 | ||||||||
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References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- Cliff Speegle at Find a Grave
- Cliff Speegle's obituary
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