Allan William Ordway (May 8, 1917 – September 7, 1999) was an American

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player and coach of football,

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, and

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. He served as the head football coach at Jamestown College—now known as the

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—in Jamestown, North Dakota from 1949 to 1950 seasons, compiling a record of 5–11. Ordway played football for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the

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(CFL) in the early 1940s. He died of a rare lung disease, pseudomonas, in 1999. He had been in declining health in the recent years leading up to his death. He was cremated with his ashes scattered at a park.

Head coaching record

College football

References

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