William Herschel Bobo
Biographical details | |
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Born | Austin, Mississippi, U.S. | January 16, 1896
Died | February 18, 1975 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 79)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1917 | Mississippi State |
Baseball | |
1921 | Clarksdale Cubs |
1922–1923 | Greenswood Indians |
1923 | Paducah Indians |
1924–1928 | Hattiesburg Hubman |
1929–1931 | Jackson Senators |
1932 | Memphis Chickasaws |
1933 | Jackson Senators |
1934 | El Dorado Lions |
1934–1936 | Jackson Senators |
1937–1938 | Blytheville Giants |
1939–1940 | Fort Smith Giants |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) Third baseman (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1924–1927 | Mississippi State Teachers |
Basketball | |
1924–1928 | Mississippi State Teachers |
Baseball | |
1925–1928 | Mississippi State Teachers |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1924–1928 | Mississippi State Teachers |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 9–17–4 (football) 31–17–1 (basketball) 19–10–1 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-Southern (1917) | |
William Herschel Bobo (January 16, 1896 – February 18, 1975) was a minor league baseball player and an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State Teachers College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi—from 1924 to 1927, compiling a record of 9–17–4.[2] Bobo was also the head basketball coach at Mississippi State Teachers from 1924 to 1928, tallying a mark of 31–17–1, and the school's head baseball from 1925 to 1928, amassing a record of 19–10–1.[3]
Bobo was a native of Clarksdale, Mississippi. He died on February 18, 1975, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1924–1927) | |||||||||
1924 | Mississippi State Teachers | 3–3–2 | |||||||
1925 | Mississippi State Teachers | 0–6 | |||||||
1926 | Mississippi State Teachers | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1927 | Mississippi State Teachers | 3–4–1 | |||||||
Mississippi State Teachers: | 9–17–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 9–17–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Herschel Bobo". Baseball-Reference Minor Leagues Player Register. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "History and Records" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "2017 USM Baseball Almanac" (PDF). University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Herschel Bobo Dies Tuesday". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. February 19, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)