Clyde Lee (American football)

Clyde Lee
Lee, c. 1952
Playing career
1930–1932	Centenary
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1932–1935 1935–1941 1945–1947 1948–1954	Overton HS (TX) Kilgore Tulsa (assistant) Houston
Head coaching record
Overall	37–32–2 (college) 57–10–5 (junior college)
Bowls	1–0
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Texas Junior College Conference (1936, 1939, 1941) 1 MVC (1952)

Clyde Lee was an American football player and coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the University of Houston from 1948 to 1954, guiding the Cougars to a 37–32–2 record. Lee played his college career at Centenary College from 1930 to 1932 under Homer Norton.^[1] Among his college teammates was Lovette Hill, who later served as his colleague at Houston on his coaching staff and as head baseball coach for the school.

After his college playing career, Lee served as head coach for several sports including football to Overton High School in Overton, Texas.^[1] He was paid $90 a month, taught five math classes, a history class, and coached for four sports without an assistant. In three seasons, his record was 28–3–2. Lee then moved into his first college coaching job as head coach for Kilgore College where he compiled a 57–10–5 record before entering the United States Navy. Upon leaving the armed services, he coached at the University of Tulsa under Buddy Brothers for two years.

At Houston, Lee was credited with improving the strength of the Cougars' schedules. This began during the 1949 season, when Houston played its first major opponent, William & Mary. He led the Cougars to their first bowl berth, and a conference championship in 1952. During his first season, less than 100 season tickets were sold by the Cougars, but by 1952, over 10,000 were sold.

After retiring from coaching, Lee moved to Freeport, Texas, and became a regular at Cougars home games.^[2]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kilgore Rangers (Texas Junior College Conference) (1935–1941)
1935	Kilgore	5–3–2
1936	Kilgore	10–1		1st
1937	Kilgore	9–2–1
1938	Kilgore	8–1–1
1939	Kilgore	10–0		1st
1940	Kilgore	7–2–1
1941	Kilgore	8–1		1st
Kilgore:		57–10–5
Total:		57–10–5
National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#
Houston Cougars (Lone Star Conference) (1948)
1948	Houston	5–6	3–3	4th
Houston Cougars (Gulf Coast Conference) (1949)
1949	Houston	5–4–1	1–2	3rd
Houston Cougars (Independent) (1950)
1950	Houston	4–6
Houston Cougars (Missouri Valley Conference) (1951–1954)
1951	Houston	6–5	2–2	4th	W Salad
1952	Houston	8–2	3–0	1st		19
1953	Houston	4–4–1	1–2	3rd
1954	Houston	5–5	3–1	2nd
Houston:		37–32–2
Total:		37–32–2
National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up Cougars: Houston Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publisher. p. 104. ISBN 87397-122-1. 
2. ^ Wizig, Jerry (1977). Eat 'Em Up Cougars: Houston Football. Huntsville, Alabama: The Strode Publisher. p. 108. ISBN 87397-122-1. 

External links

• Clyde Lee at the College Football Data Warehouse

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