Chick Atkinson

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Chick Atkinson
Sport(s)	Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born	(1918-01-16)January 16, 1918 Pocatello, Idaho
Died	January 4, 1962(1962-01-04) (aged 43) Salt Lake City, Utah
Playing career
Football 1938–1940 Basketball 1938–1940	Idaho Idaho
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football 1949–1955	BYU
Head coaching record
Overall	18–49–3
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Charles L. "Chick" Atkinson (January 16, 1918 – January 4, 1962) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1949 to 1955, compiling a record of 18–49–3. This included an 0–11 record in 1949.

Atkinson was a native of Pocatello, Idaho. In high school, he was all-state in football and basketball. He graduated from the University of Idaho, where was the captain of the football and basketball teams. Prior to his tenure at BYU, Atkinson coached football at Pocatello High School, where his record was 38–11. He died in 1962 at the age of 43 of a possible stroke.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
BYU Cougars (Mountain States Conference) (1949–1955)
1949	BYU	0–11	0–5	6th
1950	BYU	4–5–1	1–3–1	5th
1951	BYU	6–3–1	2–3–1	5th
1952	BYU	4–6	3–4	5th
1953	BYU	2–7–1	1–5–1	T–7th
1954	BYU	1–8	1–6	8th
1955	BYU	1–9	0–7	8th
BYU:		18–49–3	8–33–3
Total:		18–49–3

References

↑ AP (January 5, 1962). "Chick Atkinson, Ex-Vandal Star, Is Dead At 43". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

External links

Chick Atkinson at the College Football Data Warehouse

BYU Cougars head football coaches

Alvin Twitchell (1922–1924)
Charles J. Hart (1925–1927)
G. Ott Romney (1928–1936)
Eddie Kimball (1937–1941)
Floyd Millet (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Eddie Kimball (1946–1948)
Chick Atkinson (1949–1955)
Hal Kopp (1956–1958)
Tally Stevens (1959–1960)
Hal Mitchell (1961–1963)
Tommy Hudspeth (1964–1971)
LaVell Edwards (1972–2000)
Gary Crowton (2001–2004)
Bronco Mendenhall (2005– )

Persondata
Name	Atkinson, Chick
Alternative names	Atkinson, Charles L.
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	January 16, 1918
Place of birth	Pocatello, Idaho
Date of death	January 4, 1962
Place of death	Salt Lake City, Utah

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