Douglas Legate Howard

Douglas Legate Howard
Midshipman Douglas L. Howard
Nickname(s)	"Doug"
Born	(1885-02-11)February 11, 1885 Annapolis, Maryland
Died	December 14, 1936(1936-12-14) (aged 51) Annapolis, Maryland
Place of burial	United States Naval Academy
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1906–1933
Rank	Captain
Commands held	USS Drayton (DD-23) USS Rowan (DD-64) USS Bell (DD-95)
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Navy Cross
Spouse(s)	Ruth Bowyer Howard
Other work	Head Coach, United States Naval Academy Midshipmen

Douglas Legate Howard (February 11, 1885 – December 14, 1936) was a career naval officer and the head coach of the United States Naval Academy football team from 1911 until 1914.

Early life

Howard, the eldest son of Admiral Thomas Benton Howard, was born on February 11, 1885 in Annapolis, Maryland.

Coaching career

As a Lieutenant, Howard was named the 14th head football coach for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen located in Annapolis, Maryland and he held that position for four seasons, from 1911 until 1914. His coaching record at United States Naval Academy was 25 wins, 7 losses, and 4 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him seventh at United States Naval Academy in total wins and sixth at United States Naval Academy in winning percentage (.750).^[1]

Naval career

Howard was a member of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1906. He was commanding officer of USS Drayton (DD-23), USS Rowan (DD-64), and USS Bell (DD-95) during World War I.

Navy Cross

Howard was awarded the Navy Cross for his distinguished service on patrol and convoy escort duty in waters infested with submarines and mines.

Death and honors

Howard retired in 1933 and died at Annapolis on December 14, 1936. USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138) was named in his honor. The ship was launched 24 January 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. D. I. Thomas, daughter of Captain Howard; and commissioned 29 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander G. D. Kissam, USNR, in command.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall
Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1911–1914)
1911	Navy	6–0–3
1912	Navy	6–3
1913	Navy	7–1–1
1914	Navy	6–3
Navy:		25–7–4
Total:		25–7–4

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

Douglas Legate Howard at the College Football Data Warehouse

Navy Midshipmen head football coaches

No coach (1879)
No team (1880–1881)
Vaulx Carter (1882)
No coach (1883–1891)
Ben Crosby (1892)
John A. Hartwell (1893)
William Wurtenburg (1894)
Matthew McClung (1895)
Johnny Poe (1896)
Bill Armstrong (1897–1899)
Garrett Cochran (1900)
Art Hillebrand (1901–1902)
Burr Chamberlain (1903)
Paul Dashiell (1904–1906)
Joseph M. Reeves (1907)
Frank Berrien (1908–1910)
Douglas Legate Howard (1911–1914)
Jonas H. Ingram (1915–1916)
Gil Dobie (1917–1919)
Bob Folwell (1920–1924)
Jack Owsley (1925)
Bill Ingram (1926–1930)
Edgar Miller (1931–1933)
Tom Hamilton (1934–1936)
Hank Hardwick (1937–1938)
Swede Larson (1939–1941)
John Whelchel (1942–1943)
Oscar Hagberg (1944–1945)
Tom Hamilton (1946–1947)
George Sauer (1948–1949)
Eddie Erdelatz (1950–1958)
Wayne Hardin (1959–1964)
Bill Elias (1965–1968)
Rick Forzano (1969–1972)
George Welsh (1973–1981)
Gary Tranquill (1982–1986)
Elliot Uzelac (1987–1989)
George Chaump (1990–1994)
Charlie Weatherbie (1995–2001)
Rick Lantz # (2001)
Paul Johnson (2002–2007)
Ken Niumatalolo (2007– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Navy Midshipmen athletic directors

Harris Laning (1910–1912)
Arthur P. Fairfield (1912–1915)
Charles Earle Smith (1915–1917)
William Halsey, Jr. (1917–1918)
Douglas Legate Howard (1918–1923)
Byron McCandless (1923–1926)
Jonas H. Ingram (1926–1930)
Henry D. Cook, Jr (1930–1931)
John W. Wilcox, Jr. (1931–1934)
Robert C. Giffen (1934–1937)
Ernest W. McKee (1937–1940)
Thomas S. King, II (1940–1942)
Harvey Overesch (1942)
John Whelchel (1943–1944)
Harles O. Humphreys (1944–1946)
Edmund B. Taylor (1946–1948)
Tom Hamilton (1948–1949)
Henry H. Caldwell (1949–1951)
Ian C. Eddy (1951–1954)
Elliott Loughlin (1954–1957)
Slade Cutter (1957–1959)
Asbury Coward (1959–1962)
William S. Busik (1962–1965)
Alan R. Cameron (1965–1968)
J. O. Coppedge (1968–1988)
Jack Lengyel (1988–2001)
Chet Gladchuk, Jr. (2001– )

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