Douglas Legate Howard

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Douglas Legate Howard

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1885-02-11)February 11, 1885 Annapolis, Maryland
Died	December 14, 1936(1936-12-14) (aged 51) Annapolis, Maryland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1911–1914	Navy
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1918–1923	Navy
Head coaching record
Overall	25–7–4
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Douglas Legate Howard (February 11, 1885 – December 14, 1936) was a career naval officer and the head coach of the United States Naval Academy football team from 1911 until 1914.

Early life

Howard, the eldest son of Admiral Thomas Benton Howard, was born on February 11, 1885 in Annapolis, Maryland.

Coaching career

As a Lieutenant, Howard was named the 14th head football coach for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen located in Annapolis, Maryland and he held that position for four seasons, from 1911 until 1914. His coaching record at United States Naval Academy was 25 wins, 7 losses, and 4 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him seventh at United States Naval Academy in total wins and sixth at United States Naval Academy in winning percentage (.750).^[1]

Naval career

Howard was a member of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1906. He was commanding officer of USS Drayton (DD-23), USS Rowan (DD-64), and USS Bell (DD-95) during World War I.

Navy Cross

Howard was awarded the Navy Cross for his distinguished service on patrol and convoy escort duty in waters infested with submarines and mines.

Death and honors

Howard retired in 1933 and died at Annapolis on December 14, 1936. USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138) was named in his honor. The ship was launched 24 January 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. D. I. Thomas, daughter of Captain Howard; and commissioned 29 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander G. D. Kissam, USNR, in command.^[2]

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

Navy Midshipmen head football coaches

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John A. Hartwell (1893)
Bill Wurtenburg (1894)
Matt McClung (1895)
Johnny Poe (1896)
Bill Armstrong (1897–1899)
Garrett Cochran (1900)
Art Hillebrand (1901–1902)
Burr Chamberlain (1903)
Paul Dashiell (1904–1906)
Joe Reeves (1907)
Frank Berrien (1908–1910)
Douglas Legate Howard (1911–1914)
Jonas H. Ingram (1915–1916)
Gil Dobie (1917–1919)
Bob Folwell (1920–1924)
Jack Owsley (1925)
Bill Ingram (1926–1930)
Edgar Miller (1931–1933)
Tom Hamilton (1934–1936)
Hank Hardwick (1937–1938)
Swede Larson (1939–1941)
John Whelchel (1942–1943)
Oscar Hagberg (1944–1945)
Tom Hamilton (1946–1947)
George Sauer (1948–1949)
Eddie Erdelatz (1950–1958)
Wayne Hardin (1959–1964)
Bill Elias (1965–1968)
Rick Forzano (1969–1972)
George Welsh (1973–1981)
Gary Tranquill (1982–1986)
Elliot Uzelac (1987–1989)
George Chaump (1990–1994)
Charlie Weatherbie (1995–2001)
Rick Lantz # (2001)
Paul Johnson (2002–2007)
Ken Niumatalolo (2007– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Persondata
Name	Howard, Douglas Legate
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient
Date of birth	February 11, 1885
Place of birth	Annapolis, Maryland
Date of death	December 14, 1936
Place of death	Annapolis, Maryland

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