Biographical details | |
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Born | (1904-11-19)November 19, 1904 Reform, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | July 26, 1998(1998-07-26) (aged 93) Troy, Alabama, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1929–1930 | Alabama |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1931–1936 | Troy State |
1937 | VMI (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1937–1938 | VMI |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1931–1937 | Troy State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 31–20–2 (football) 4–11 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Albert B. Elmore (November 19, 1904 – July 26, 1988) was an American college football coach and player, college basketball coach, and college athletics administrator. A graduate of the University of Alabama, Elmore led Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) from 1931 to 1936, compiling a 31–20–2 record. He also coached basketball at Virginia Military Institute for one season in the late 1930s.
Coaching career
Following his graduation from University of Alabama, Elmore began coaching in 1931 at Troy State Teachers College. He is credited with changing the team nickname to "Red Wave" (this was a variation of Alabama's "Crimson Tide", and the current nickname is "Trojans"). In seven years at Troy State, five of which were winning seasons, Elmore compiled a 35–30–3 record.
Elmore then left for Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, where he headed the school's freshman football team as well as the basketball team in the 1937–38 season. The Keydets were 4–11 in Elmore's lone season at the institute.
Personal life
Elmore was born on November 19, 1904, in Reform, Alabama, to Silvanus and Ann Elmore. He grew up with eight brothers and two sisters. Elmore died on July 26, 1998, in Troy.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Troy State Red Wave (Independent) (1931–1937) | |||||||||
1931 | Troy State | 6–4 | |||||||
1932 | Troy State | 5–3–2 | |||||||
1933 | Troy State | 5–1 | |||||||
1934 | Troy State | 7–2 | |||||||
1935 | Troy State | 5–5 | |||||||
1936 | Troy State | 3–5 | |||||||
Troy State: | 31–20–2 | ||||||||
Total: | 31–20–2 |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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VMI Keydets (Southern Conference) (1937–1938) | |||||||||
1937–38 | VMI | 4–11 | 2–7 | 13th | |||||
VMI: | 4–11 | 2–7 | |||||||
Total: | 4–11 |
See also
References
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Albert Elmore Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- "Troy University Football." Archived July 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- 2013–14 VMI Basketball Fact Book
- "Albert Elmore". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. July 24, 1988. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
External links
Troy Trojans athletic directors | |
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Troy Trojans head football coaches | |
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