Walter Riggs

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Walter Riggs

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	January 24, 1873^[1] Orangeburg, South Carolina
Died	January 22, 1924(1924-01-22) (aged 50) Washington, D.C.
Playing career
1892	Auburn
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896, 1899	Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall	6-3
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Walter Merritt Riggs was the president of Clemson University from 1910 to 1924 and the "father of Clemson football" coaching the first football team for what was then Clemson College. Riggs graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's of science in engineering in 1892 and was a member of Auburn's first football team. He was also president of his class, director of the glee club, and a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity while at Auburn.

Riggs Hall, which is the home of Clemson's College of Engineering and Science, is named in his honor.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall
1896	Clemson	2-1
1899	Clemson	4-2
Total:		6-3
^†Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. ^#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.

References

↑ "Biographical Note". Walter M. Riggs Presidential Records. Clemson University Libraries Special Collections. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
↑ "Riggs Hall". Clemson Campus Album. Clemson University Libraries. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

External links

Clemson profile

Clemson Tigers head football coaches

Walter Riggs (1896)
William M. Williams (1897)
John Penton (1898)
Walter Riggs (1899)
John Heisman (1900–1903)
Shack Shealy (1904)
Eddie Cochems (1905)
Bob Williams (1906)
Frank Shaughnessy (1907)
J. N. Stone (1908)
Bob Williams (1909)
Frank Dobson (1910–1912)
Bob Williams (1913–1915)
Wayne Hart (1916)
Edward Donahue (1917–1920)
E. J. Stewart (1921–1922)
Bud Saunders (1923–1926)
Josh Cody (1927–1930)
Jess Neely (1931–1939)
Frank Howard (1940–1969)
Hootie Ingram (1970–1972)
Red Parker (1973–1976)
Charley Pell (1977–1978)
Danny Ford (1979–1989)
Ken Hatfield (1990–1993)
Tommy West (1993–1998)
Tommy Bowden (1999–2008)
Dabo Swinney (2008– )

Persondata
Name	Riggs, Walter M.
Alternative names
Short description	college president, football coach, professor of electrical engineering
Date of birth	24 January 1873
Place of birth	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Date of death	22 January 1924
Place of death	Washington, D. C.

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