Otis Douglas

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Otis Douglas

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1911-07-25)July 25, 1911 Reedville, Virginia
Died	March 21, 1989(1989-03-21) (aged 77)
Playing career
1929–1930 1946–1949	William & Mary Philadelphia Eagles
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1938 1939–1940 1941–1942 1948 1949 1950–1952 1953 1954 1956–1960	William & Mary (line) Akron (line) Akron Drexel (assistant) Drexel Arkansas Baltimore Colts (assistant) Villanova (assistant) Calgary Stampeders
Head coaching record
Overall	14–31–3 (college)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Otis Whitfield Douglas, Jr. (July 25, 1911 – March 21, 1989) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Akron (1941–1942) and the University of Arkansas (1950–1952). Douglas played for the Philadelphia Eagles for four seasons (1946–1949) and coached the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (1955–1960).

Born in Reedville, Virginia, Douglas played college football at the College of William and Mary in 1929 and 1930. He served in United States Navy from 1942 to 1945. Douglas also held coaching positions at Drexel University (1949) and Villanova University (1954). He was an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts in 1953 and was a consultant to the coaching staff of the Cincinnati Reds in 1961 and 1962.

In 1979, Douglas was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Akron Zips (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941	Akron	5–3–1
1942	Akron	0–7–2
Akron:		5–10–3
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1950–1952)
1950	Arkansas	2–8	1–5	7th
1951	Arkansas	5–5	2–4	6th
1952	Arkansas	2–8	1–5	7th
Arkansas:		9–21	4–14
Total:		14–31–3

v t e Drexel Dragons head football coaches

No coach (1895–1918) William McAvoy (1919–1921) Unknown (1922–1926) Walter Halas (1927–1941) Unknown (1942) Maury McMains (1944–1945) Ralph Chase (1946–1948) Otis Douglas (1949) Ed Allen (1950–1957) Jack Hinkle (1958–1960) Tom Grebis (1961–1968) Sterling Brown (1969–1973)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim coach.

Persondata
Name	Douglas, Otis
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach, Canadian football coach
Date of birth	July 25, 1911
Place of birth	Reedville, Virginia
Date of death	March 21, 1989
Place of death

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