Howard Holt "Red" Blair (February 21, 1900 – November 30, 1947)[1] was an American college football and college basketball player, coach, and athletics administrator in Ohio and Missouri. He served as the head football coach of the University of Akron from 1927 to 1935 and at Southwest Missouri State College—now known as Missouri State University—from 1938 to 1946, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 82–50–12. Blair was also the head coach of Akron Zips men's basketball team from 1927 to 1936, tallying a mark of 89–40. Blair grew up in Mount Vernon, Ohio, and played football and basketball at Ohio State University. He was a member of the 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team that played in the Rose Bowl. Blair died on November 30, 1947, at his farm near Springfield, Missouri.[2]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 21, 1900 Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 30, 1947 (aged 47) near Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1922 | Ohio State |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1923 | Ohio State |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1935 | Akron |
| 1937 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| 1938–1946 | Springfield / SW Missouri State |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1936 | Akron |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1947 | Springfield / SW Missouri State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–50–12 (football) 89–40 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MIAA (1940) Basketball 1 OAC (1934) | |
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zippers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1927–1935) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Akron | 5–3 | 4–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1928 | Akron | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1929 | Akron | 9–1 | 7–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1930 | Akron | 7–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1931 | Akron | 1–7 | 0–6 | T–17th | |||||
| 1932 | Akron | 2–4–3 | 1–4–3 | 13th | |||||
| 1933 | Akron | 5–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Akron | 3–4–1 | 3–4 | T–12th | |||||
| 1935 | Akron | 6–3 | 6–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Akron: | 43–30–5 | 34–28–4 | |||||||
| Springfield / Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938–1946) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Springfield | 5–2–2 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Springfield | 7–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1940 | Springfield | 10–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1941 | Springfield | 8–3 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | Springfield | 2–7–2 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Southwest Missouri State | 5–1–2 | |||||||
| 1946 | Southwest Missouri State | 2–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Springfield / Southwest Missouri State: | 39–20–7 | 16–11–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 82–50–12 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Zippers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1927–1936) | |||||||||
| 1927–28 | Akron | 8–5 | 7–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1928–29 | Akron | 12–3 | 12–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1929–30 | Akron | 11–3 | 10–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1930–31 | Akron | 4–9 | 3–8 | T–10th | |||||
| 1931–32 | Akron | 8–7 | 7–7 | T–6th | |||||
| 1932–33 | Akron | 11–3 | 10–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1933–34 | Akron | 15–1 | 14–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934–35 | Akron | 12–3 | 12–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1935–36 | Akron | 8–6 | 7–5 | 10th | |||||
| Akron: | 89–40 | 82–37 | |||||||
| Total: | 89–40 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Standard Certificate of Death" (PDF). Missouri Division of Health. December 15, 1947. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ^ "Howard Blair, Former Springfield Coach, Dies". Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. December 1, 1947. Retrieved December 16, 2010.