Edward H. Adams facts for kids
Adams circa 1955
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 17, 1910 Grambling, Louisiana |
| Died | November 22, 1958 (aged 48) Houston, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1930 | Tuskegee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1936 | North Carolina Central |
| Basketball | |
| 1936–1937 | North Carolina Central |
| 1937–1949 | Tuskegee |
| 1949–1958 | Texas Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–3–1 (football) 464–135 (basketball) |
Edward Haygood Adams (August 17, 1910 – October 22, 1958) was an American football and basketball coach.
Biography
Adams was born on August 17, 1910 in Grambling, Louisiana. He was the son of Martha and Charles P. Adams, founder and first President of Grambling University. He attended Tuskegee University.
Adams served as the sixth head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central University—in Durham, North Carolina and he held that position for the 1936 season, compiling a record of 4–3–1. Adams was also the head basketball coach at North Carolina Central for one season in 1936–37, at Tuskegee University from 1937 to 1949, and at Texas Southern University from 1949 to 1958, amassing a career college basketball coaching record of 464–135.
Adams died of a stroke on October 22, 1958 at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Houston, Texas.
