Whitney L. Van Cleve

Whitney L. Van Cleve
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1922-04-06)April 6, 1922 Kokomo, Indiana
Died	January 21, 1997(1997-01-21) (aged 74) Montgomery, Alabama
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955-1963	Tuskegee
1964-1968	Alabama State
1969-1973	Hampton
Head coaching record
Overall	80-94-7
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Whitney L. Van Cleve was a college football coach in the United States.^[1]

Coaching career

Tuskegee Institute

Van Cleve was the ninth head coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers located in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for nine seasons, from 1955 until 1963. His coaching record at Tuskegee was 42 wins, 35 losses, and 5 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him fifth at Tuskegee in total wins and 11th at Tuskegee in winning percentage (.543). ^[2]

Alabama State

Van Cleve became the 15th head coach at Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama starting the 1964 season, and he remained there for the next five seasons. He posted a record of 35 wins, 14 losses, and 1 tie with an impressive win/loss percentage of 0.71000—the highest win percentage at the school as of completion of the 2009 season.^[3]

Hampton

Van Cleve ended his coaching career as the 13th head coach at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Unlike his success at Alabama State, Van Cleve posted a disappointing record of 3 wins, 45 losses, and 1 tie with a win percentage of 0.07143 after five seasons to be the worst-performing coach at the school as of the end of the 2009 season.^[4]

References

↑ "Ex-Kat made an impact on college football", Kokomo Tribune, Friday, February 14, 1997, Kokomo, Indiana, United States Of America
↑ Tuskegee University#Sports coaching records
↑ College Football Data Warehouse Alabama State Coaching Records
↑ College Football Data Warehouse Hampton College Coaching Records

External links

Tuskegee Golden Tigers head football coaches

William Clarence Matthews (1893)
No team (1894)
William Clarence Matthews (1895)
No team (1896)
Charles Winter Wood (1897)
No team (1898)
Charles Winter Wood (1899–1901)
Ernest T. Attwell (1902–1912)
Gordon Thomas (1913–1914)
Charles L. Lewis (1915–1916)
James Gayle (1917–1921)
Victor Turner (1922)
Cleveland Abbott (1923–1954)
Whitney L. Van Cleve (1955–1963)
LeRoy Smith (1964–1969)
Haywood Scissum (1970–1980)
Lonzo Bullie (1981–1983)
James Martin (1984–1992)
Haney Catchings (1993–1995)
Rick Comegy (1996–2005)
Willie J. Slater (2006– )

Alabama State Hornets head football coaches

Unknown (1901)
Theodore Bradford (1902)
No team (1903)
Theodore Bradford (1904)
J. A. Welton (1905)
Unknown (1906–1908)
John Hope (1909–1911)
No team (1912–1913)
John Hope (1914–1916)
Professor Kilpatrick (1917–1918)
No team (1919–1920)
Ralph Harris (1921–1924)
Bertrand C. Jacobs (1925–1927)
Guston F. Lewis (1928–1933)
Rufus A. Lewis (1934–1942)
John Brown (1943)
George H. Lockhart (1944)
John Brown (1945–1948)
James H. Dixon (1949–1951)
Arthur E. Simmons (1952–1961)
C. E. Anderson (1962)
Marino Casem (1963)
Whitney L. Van Cleve (1964–1968)
Henry Holbert (1969–1972)
Willie Parker (1973–1975)
George James, Jr. (1976–1983)
Willie Parker (1984)
Ron Mitchell # (1985)
Willie Parker (1986)
Houston Markham (1987–1997)
Ron Dickerson (1998–1999)
L. C. Cole (2000–2002)
Charles Coe (2003–2006)
Reggie Barlow (2007–2014)
Brian Jenkins (2015–)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Hampton Pirates head football coaches

Terry Monroe (1902–1911)
Bill Armstrong (1912)
L. L. Peppin (1913)
C. H. Williams (1914–1917)
John Harvey (1918)
C. H. Williams (1919–1920)
Gideon Smith (1921–1940)
James Griffin, Sr. (1941–1942)
Sylvius Moore (1943–1944)
Herman Heilson (1945–1946)
James Griffin, Sr. (1947–1948)
Harry Jefferson (1949–1956)
Ben Whaley (1957–1964)
Mel Labat (1965–1968)
Whitney L. Van Cleve (1969–1973)
Walter Lovett (1974–1980)
Ed Wyche (1981–1983)
Fred Freeman (1984–1991)
Joe Taylor (1992–2007)
Jerry Holmes (2008)
Donovan Rose (2009–2013)
Connell Maynor (2014– )

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