Scott Alden
Samuel Scott Alden (1907 – December 12, 1977)[1] was an American special assistant to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover, FBI special agent, director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, lawyer, college professor, and a college athletics head coach.[1][2] He was also a direct descendant of John Alden, a pilgrim who came to the United States on the Mayflower.[1] Alden studied at the University of Tennessee where he played for coach Robert Neyland on their 1927 football team,[3] but did not graduate from there.[2] He instead enrolled in and graduated from Peabody College, then chose to pursue a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School.[1][2]
Alden spent 27 years in the FBI, he was either a special agent or a special agent in charge of offices in Miami, Savannah, Knoxville, Dallas, Little Rock, and Baltimore.[1] When he was in charge of the Knoxville office he was appointed as the first director of the state's Alcoholic Beverage Commission, a position he held for nine years (1963–1972).[1][2][4]
In addition to Alden's government life, he served as the head coach for the football, basketball, and baseball teams at Austin Peay State University. He was one of the first coaches in all three sports at the school and finished with career head coaching records of 9–8–5 (football), 24–17 (basketball), and 6–7 (baseball). While at Austin Peay, Alden was also a professor of history.[1]
Head coaching records
Football
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference | Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
| Austin Peay Governors (Independent) (1930–1932) |
| 1930 |
Austin Peay |
3–4–1 | | | |
| 1931 |
Austin Peay |
3–2–2 | | | |
| 1932 |
Austin Peay |
3–2–2 | | | |
| Austin Peay: |
9–8–5 | | |
| Total: | 9–8–5 | |
Basketball
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
|
| Austin Peay Governors (Independent) (1930–1933)
|
| 1930–31 |
Austin Peay |
9–7 | | |
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| 1931–32 |
Austin Peay |
8–7 | | |
|
| 1932–33 |
Austin Peay |
7–3 | | |
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| Austin Peay: |
24–17 (.585) | |
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| Total: | 24–17 (.585) | |
Baseball
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
|
| Austin Peay Governors (Independent) (1931–1932)
|
| 1931 |
Austin Peay |
3–3 | | |
|
| 1932 |
Austin Peay |
3–4 | | |
|
| Austin Peay: |
6–7 (.462) | |
|
| Total: | 6–7 (.462) | |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Former Aide to Hoover Burial Slated Today". The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee). December 14, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Squires, Jim (November 5, 1967). "3 Men All Powerful on Liquor Control". The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee). p. 22. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ↑ "1927 Football Program – UT vs Mississippi". utk.edu. University of Tennessee. October 15, 1927. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Alden to Head Liquor Board". The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee). September 27, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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- Halbert Harvill (1929–1930)
- Scott Alden (1930–1933)
- Halbert Harvill (1933–1936)
- Fred T. Brown (1936–1943)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Bee Lowe (1945–1946)
- David Aaron (1946–1962)
- George Fisher (1962–1971)
- Lake Kelly (1971–1977)
- Ed Thompson (1977–1979)
- Ron Bargatze (1979–1983)
- Howard Jackson (1983–1985)
- Lake Kelly (1985–1990)
- Dave Loos (1990– )
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- Scott Alden (1931–1932)
- Halbert Harvill (1933–1936)
- Fred T. Brown (1937–1939)
- No team (1940–1947)
- Leon Sandifer (1948–1950)
- Don Gray (1951)
- No team (1952)
- Don Gray (1953–1954)
- Leon Sandifer (1955–1969)
- Tom Wonderling (1970–1972)
- Joe Ellenburg (1973–1981)
- Joe Baxter (1982–1984)
- Billy Merkel (1985–1987)
- Gary McClure (1988– )
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