| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1892-10-06)October 6, 1892 Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 1981(1981-05-20) (aged 88) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1915 | Texas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1926 | Texas (assistant) |
| 1927–1933 | Texas |
| 1936–1942 | Texas (assistant) |
| 1945–1948 | Texas (assistant) |
| Track | |
| 1920–1961 | Texas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–18–6 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2SWC (1928, 1930) Track & Field 25SWC (1923–1927, 1932–1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1954–1959, 1961) | |
Clyde Littlefield (October 6, 1892 – May 20, 1981) was an American sports and athletics coach. The headtrack and field coach atThe University of Texas from 1920 to 1961 as well as its football coach from 1927 to 1933. In his 41 years at Texas, his athletic teams won 25Southwest Conference championships and in football theLonghorns had a 44–18–6 record and won two Southwest Conference championships. He was also on the US coaching staff at the1952 Summer Olympics inHelsinki.
Littlefield was born inOil City, Pennsylvania, and raised inSistersville, West Virginia, and Southeast Texas, where he graduated fromSouth Park High School inBeaumont. He then attended Peacock Military Academy inSan Antonio and Marshall Training School, and from 1912 to 1916 was a student at the University of Texas, where he earned twelveletters, in football, basketball, and track.[1]
Littlefield was head football coach atGreenville High School inGreenville for four years, and then in 1920 returned to the University of Texas as head track coach, freshman football coach, freshman basketball coach, and instructor in physical training. He remained there until 1961, winning 25 Southwest conference championships in track, and also serving as head football coach from 1927 to 1933, during which time the university won two Southwest Conference championships. He served as an instructor of an officers' training corps duringWorld War I and was on the United States track and field coaching staff at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.[1]
He served for many years on the NCAA track and field rules committee and was president of the NCAA Track Coaches Association.[1]
Littlefield was awarded theAmos Alonzo Stagg Award and was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor at the University of Texas, the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, and the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. The University of Texas has a plaque in his honor and named a graduate fellowship for him in 1963.[1]
TheTexas Relays, which he co-founded in 1925,[1] were named the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in his honor.
Littlefield married Henrietta Rabb in 1920; they had a son. He was aFreemason andShriner.[1] Littlefield died on May 20, 1981, at his home inAustin, Texas.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Longhorns(Southwest Conference)(1927–1933) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Texas | 6–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1928 | Texas | 7–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1929 | Texas | 5–2–2 | 2–2–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1930 | Texas | 8–1–1 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1931 | Texas | 6–4 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1932 | Texas | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1933 | Texas | 4–5–2 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Texas: | 44–18–6 | 22–13–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–18–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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