| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1925-03-06)March 6, 1925 Concord, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 1976(1976-12-23) (aged 51) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1947 | Catawba |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1948 | Catawba |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1950 | Fayetteville HS (NC) |
| 1952 | East Carolina (line) |
| 1953–1958 | Catawba |
| 1959–1964 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 1965–1971 | Eastern Illinois |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1971–1974 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| 1974–1976 | Richmond |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–70–6 |
Clyde W. Biggers (March 6, 1925 – December 23, 1976) was anAmerican football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach atCatawba College from 1953 to 1958 and atEastern Illinois University from 1965 to 1971, compiling a careercollege football record of 45–70–6. Biggers was then theathletic director atUniversity of Nebraska Omaha from 1971 to 1974 and at theUniversity of Richmond from 1974 until his death in 1976.
Biggers played football andbaseball at Catawba College, from which he graduated in 1948. He coached football atFayetteville High School inFayetteville, North Carolina before serving as the line coach for the football team at East Carolina College—nowEast Carolina University—in 1952.[1] Between his tenures as head coach at Catawba and Eastern Illinois, Biggers was an assistant coach at theUniversity of South Carolina. He died of a heart attack at his home inRichmond, Virginia on December 23, 1976.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Indians(North State Conference)(1953–1958) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Catawba | 4–5–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Catawba | 3–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1955 | Catawba | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1956 | Catawba | 5–4–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1957 | Catawba | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1958 | Catawba | 5–3–2 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| Catawba: | 27–27–4 | 19–14–2 | |||||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers(Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1965–1969) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Eastern Illinois | 3–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | Eastern Illinois | 1–6–1 | 1–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Eastern Illinois | 2–6–1 | 1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1968 | Eastern Illinois | 4–5 | 1–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1969 | Eastern Illinois | 2–7 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers(NCAA College Division independent)(1970–1971) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Eastern Illinois | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1971 | Eastern Illinois | 4–6 | |||||||
| Eastern Illinois: | 18–43–2 | 4–11–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 45–70–6 | ||||||||
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