.png) Donahue at Clemson in 1920 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1891-02-05)February 5, 1891 Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 1961(1961-10-29) (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Washington and Lee |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1915 | Washington and Lee |
| 1924 | Dover Senators |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) Catcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Washington and Lee (assistant) |
| 1917–1920 | Clemson |
| 1931 | Western Reserve (backfield) |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Washington and Lee |
| 1917–1919 | Clemson |
| Baseball | |
| 1918–1919 | Clemson |
| 1923–1926 | Dover Senators |
| 1927 | Easton Farmers |
| 1928 | Martinsburg Blue Sox |
| 1928 | Cambridge Canners |
| 1937 | Dover Orioles |
| 1938 | Greenville Spinners |
| 1940 | Hollywood Chiefs |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1917–1920 | Clemson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–12–3 (college football) 19–3 (college basketball) 17–21–1 (college baseball) |
Edward Ambrose "Jiggs" Donahue[1][a] (February 5, 1891 – October 29, 1961) was anAmerican football andbaseball player, coach of multiple sports, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach atClemson University from 1917 to 1920, compiling a record of 21–12–3 (.625). He also served as the school'sbasketball andbaseball coach, as well as the track coach. Donahue joined the football coaching staff atWestern Reserve University in 1931, serving as the backfield coach under head coachTom Keady.[2]
Donahue attendedSomerville High School inSomerville, Massachusetts andMercersburg Academy inMercersburg, Pennsylvania. AtWashington and Lee University inLexington, Virginia he starred in baseball as acatcher.[3] Donahue died on October 29, 1961, inBoston, at the age of 70.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson Tigers(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1917–1920) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Clemson | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1918 | Clemson | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1919 | Clemson | 6–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 11th | |||||
| 1920 | Clemson | 4–6–1 | 2–6 | 17th | |||||
| Clemson: | 21–12–3 | 13–10–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–12–3 | ||||||||
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