Whitney L. Van Cleve (April 6, 1922 – January 21, 1997) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at

Tuskegee University Tuskegee University (Tuskegee or TU), formerly known as the Tuskegee Institute, is a private, historically black land-grant university in Tuskegee, Alabama. It was founded on Independence Day in 1881 by the state legislature. The campus was de ...

from 1955 to 1963,

Alabama State University Alabama State University (ASU) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. History Alabama State University was founded in 1867 as the ...

from 1964 to 1968, Hampton University from 1969 to 1973, and

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from 1977 to 1979, compiling career head coaching record of92–110–10.

Coaching career

Van Cleve began his coaching career as an assistant at Grambling College—now known as

Grambling State University Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Herita ...

—under Eddie Robinson.

Tuskegee

Van Cleve was the ninth head football coach at

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and he held that position for nine seasons, from 1955 until 1963. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 42–35–5.

Alabama State

Van Cleve became the 15th head coach at

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starting the 1964 season, and he remained there for the next five seasons. He posted a record of 35–14–1.

Hampton

Van Cleve was the 13th head football coach at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Unlike his success at Alabama State, Van Cleve posted a record of 3–44–2.College Football Data Warehouse
Hampton College Coaching Records

Albany State

Van Cleve coached the

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team from 1977 to 1979 and compiled a record of 12–17–2.

Head coaching record

References

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