Ben Clemons

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Ben Clemons
File:Ben Clemons (1931 Seminole).png
Biographical details
Born(1906-06-21)June 21, 1906
Havana, Florida, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1984(1984-07-26) (aged 78)
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Playing career
Football
1928–1930Florida
Baseball
1930–1932Florida
PositionsCenter (football)
Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1933–1935Florida (assistant)
1939–1940Stetson (assistant)
1941–?The Citadel (assistant)
Basketball
1933–1941Florida
1939–1941Stetson
1941–1942The Citadel
1943–1944The Citadel
1946–1949Stetson
Baseball
1934–1936Florida
1947–1950Stetson
Head coaching record
Overall69–105 (basketball)
50–81–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Walter N. "Ben" Clemons (June 21, 1906 – July 26, 1984) was an American basketball, baseball, and football player and coach for the Florida Gators.[1][2][3]

Early years

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Clemons was a lifelong resident of Havana, Florida. He was a high school teammate of Rainey Cawthon at Leon High School.[4] He was inducted into the Leon High School Hall of Fame in 1982.

Playing career

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Clemons attended the University of Florida. He was inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame in April of 1984.

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Clemons as football player, c. 1930

Football

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He was a 195-pound center for coach Charlie Bachman's 1928 football team, splitting time with starter Frank Clark.[5] The 1928 Gators were remembered by many sports commentators as the best Florida football team until at least the 1960s. An all-time Florida team selected by George Trevor in 1935 puts Clemons at second-team center, behind Welcome Shearer.[6]

Basketball

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Clemons tied as the team's leading scorer in the basketball season of 1929–30 with 136 points.[7] In the 1931 Southern Conference tournament, Clemons was the high scorer in a victory over Georgia Tech.[8] Dale Waters and Monk Dorsett also played both football and basketball with Clemons.[9]

Baseball

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Clemons pitched on the baseball team. He was captain of the baseball team in his senior season.[10]

Coaching career

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Clemons coached at his alma mater from 1933 to 1936. He was the head coach of both the basketball and baseball teams, and an assistant for the varsity football team. Coach Clemons' basketball team once beat Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats in the SEC tournament, bringing Clemons to tears.[11]

See also

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References

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