Blandy Clarkson

Blandy B. Clarkson
Biographical details
Clarkson pictured in The Bomb 1922, VMI yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1890-03-15)March 15, 1890 Millboro, Virginia
Died	December 2, 1954(1954-12-02) (aged 64)^[1] Lexington, Virginia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920–1926	VMI
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1926–1946	VMI
Head coaching record
Overall	44–21–2
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Blandy Benjamin Clarkson (March 15, 1890 – December 2, 1954) was the 16th head football coach for the Virginia Military Institute Keydets located in Lexington, Virginia and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1920 until 1926. His career coaching record at VMI was 44 wins, 21 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him third at VMI in total wins and sixth at VMI in winning percentage.^[2] Clarkson is also the longest serving athletic director in VMI history, having served from 1926 to 1946.^[3]

References

↑ "Clarkson Dead". Lake Charles American Press. December 3, 1954. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
↑ "Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records". College Football Date Warehouse. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
↑ "White to Retire as VMI Athletic Director". VMI Keydets. May 13, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

VMI Keydets head football coaches

Unknown (1873)
No team (1874–1890)
Walter Taylor (1891)
No coach (1892–1894)
George W. Bryant (1895–1896)
R. N. Groner (1897)
Sam Boyle (1898–1899)
Sam Walker (1900–1902)
Bill Roper (1903–1904)
Ira Johnson (1905–1906)
Charles Roller (1907–1908)
William C. Gloth (1909–1910)
Alpha Brummage (1911–1912)
Henry Poague (1913)
Frank Gorton (1914–1916)
Earl Abell (1917)
Earl Abell & Mose Goodman (1918)
Red Fleming (1919)
Blandy Clarkson (1920–1926)
W. C. Raftery (1927–1936)
Pooley Hubert (1937–1946)
Arthur Morton (1947–1948)
Tom Nugent (1949–1952)
John McKenna (1953–1965)
Vito Ragazzo (1966–1970)
Bob Thalman (1971–1984)
Eddie Williamson (1985–1988)
Jim Shuck (1989–1993)
Bill Stewart (1994–1996)
Ted Cain (1997–1998)
Donny White # (1998)
Cal McCombs (1999–2005)
Jim Reid (2006–2007)
Sparky Woods (2008–2014)
Scott Wachenheim (2015– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

VMI Keydets athletic directors

Blandy Clarkson (1920–1946) Frank Summers (1946–1951) Tom Nugent (1951–1953) Weir Goodwin (1953) Marion Echols (1954–1957) Thomas Joynes (1957–1958) Thomas W. Gray (1958–1961) Clyde Ellington (1961–1970) Thomas Joynes (1970–1984) Eric Hyman (1984–1991) Davis Babb (1991–1998) Donny White (1998–2013) Dave Diles, Jr. (2013– )

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