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Hornsby Howell
| Biographical details |
| Born |
(1927-09-03)September 3, 1927 |
| Died |
October 3, 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 90)
Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Playing career |
| Football |
| c. 1946 |
North Carolina A&T |
|
| Position(s) |
Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) |
| Football |
| 1950–1952 |
Jordan Sellers HS (NC) |
| 1961 |
Southern (assistant) |
| 1964–1967 |
North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
| 1968–1976 |
North Carolina A&T |
| 1982 |
Georgia (scout team) |
| Basketball |
| 1964–1968 |
North Carolina A&T (assistant) |
|
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) |
| 1968–? |
North Carolina A&T |
| 1996–1998 |
Savannah State (interim AD) |
|
| Head coaching record |
| Overall |
55–34–4 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors |
| Championships |
| 1 MEAC (1975) |
| Awards |
| 2× MEAC Coach of the Year (1974–1975) |
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Hornsby Howell (September 3, 1927 – October 3, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina A&T University from 1968 to 1976, compiling a record of 55–34–4.
In 1982, he was a scout team assistant coach at the University of Georgia, becoming the school's first African-American football coach.
Head coaching record
College
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
| North Carolina A&T Aggies (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1968–1970) |
| 1968 |
North Carolina A&T |
8–1 |
6–1 |
2nd |
|
| 1969 |
North Carolina A&T |
6–2–1 |
5–1–1 |
4th |
|
| 1970 |
North Carolina A&T |
4–6 |
0–3 |
8th (Southern) |
|
| North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1976) |
| 1971 |
North Carolina A&T |
6–4–1 |
3–2–1 |
T–3rd |
|
| 1972 |
North Carolina A&T |
8–2 |
4–2 |
T–2nd |
|
| 1973 |
North Carolina A&T |
4–6–1 |
1–4–1 |
6th |
|
| 1974 |
North Carolina A&T |
5–6 |
2–4 |
5th |
|
| 1975 |
North Carolina A&T |
8–3 |
5–1 |
T–1st |
|
| 1976 |
North Carolina A&T |
6–4–1 |
3–2–1 |
T–3rd |
|
| North Carolina A&T: |
55–34–4 |
29–20–4 |
|
| Total: |
55–34–4 |
|
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
