Edward A. "Jiggs" Donahue (February 5, 1891 – October 29, 1961) was an American football and baseball player, coach of multiple sports, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University from 1917 to 1920, compiling a record of 21–12–3 (.625). He also served as the school's basketball and baseball coach, as well as the track coach. Donahue joined the football coaching staff at Western Reserve University in 1931, serving as the backfield coach under head coach Tom Keady.[1]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1891-02-05)February 5, 1891 Somerville, Massachusetts |
Died | October 29, 1971(1971-10-29) (aged 80) Boston, Massachusetts |
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) |
Donahue attended Somerville High School in Somerville, Massachusetts and Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. At Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia he starred in baseball as a catcher.[2] Donahue died on October 29, 1961, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 70.[3]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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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