Clarence James Griffith (April 9, 1877 – November 3, 1937) was an
American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado Agricultural College—now known as
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
from 1901 to 1902, compiling a record of 2–5–2. A graduate of
Iowa State University,
Griffith was the assistant coach under
George Toomey
George Emanuel Toomey (October 17, 1873 – c. 1932) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado Agricultural College—now known as Colorado State University for one season, in 1900, compiling a record of 1â ...
at Colorado Agricultural in 1900. When Toomey stepped down after the controversy of Joseph Dibble being a professional, Griffith took over as head coach for the remainder of the 1901 season. He also coached the Aggies in 1902 but resigned in 1903 after the birth of his first child, in Colorado.
Griffith died from heart failure aged 60, in
Oakley, Idaho
Oakley is a city in Cassia County, Idaho, United States. The population was 763 at the 2010 census, up from 668 in 2000. , on November 3, 1937.
Head coaching record
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1877 births
1937 deaths
19th-century players of American football
Colorado State Rams football coaches
Iowa State Cyclones football players
People from Oakley, Idaho
People from Storm Lake, Iowa
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