| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1914-05-17)May 17, 1914 Paris, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 14, 1995(1995-06-14) (aged 81) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1933–1935 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1937–1938 | West Tennessee State Teachers (assistant) |
| 1939–1941 | West Tennessee State Teachers / Memphis State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1947–1960 | Memphis State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–16 |
Cecil Clarence "Sonny"Humphreys (May 17, 1914 – June 14, 1995) was an Americancollege football player and coach, athletics administrator, professor, and university president. He served as the head football coach at Memphis State College—renamed from West Tennessee State Teachers College in 1941 and now known as theUniversity of Memphis—from 1939 to 1941, compiling a record of 14–16. Humphreys was theathletic director at Memphis State from 1947 until 1960 and president of the university from 1960 to 1973. TheCecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis is named for him.
Humphreys was born inParis, Tennessee and attendedE.W. Grove Henry County High School, where he played on the school's undefeated football team in 1929. He moved on to theUniversity of Tennessee, where he played football as anend from 1933 to 1935. Humphreys received a bachelor's degree in 1936 and a master's degree in 1938 from the University of Tennessee. He earned a doctorate fromNew York University (NYU) in 1957.
Humphreys began his teaching career in 1936 as a history instructor at the University of Tennessee Junior College—now known as the University of Tennessee at Martin. In 1937, he moved on to Memphis State to again teach history.
Humphreys died on June 14, 1995, at this home inMemphis, Tennessee.[1][2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Tennessee State Teachers Tigers(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | West Tennessee State Teachers | 3–8 | 3–4 | T–20th | |||||
| 1940 | West Tennessee State Teachers | 5–5 | 4–3 | 16th | |||||
| 1941 | Memphis State | 6–3 | 3–2 | 13th | |||||
| West Tennessee State Teachers / Memphis State: | 14–16 | 10–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–16 | ||||||||
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