Zach Curlin
Curlin c. 1912 | |
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | (1890-01-31)January 31, 1890 Luxora, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | June 3, 1970(1970-06-03) (aged 80) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1910–1913 | Vanderbilt |
Basketball | |
1910–1913 | Vanderbilt |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1924–1936 | West Tennessee |
Basketball | |
1924–1948 | West Tennessee / Memphis State |
Baseball | |
1927 | West Tennessee |
1934 | West Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 43–60–14 (football) 173–184 (basketball) 13–9 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 MVC (1929–1930) | |
Zachary Henry Curlin[1] (January 31, 1890 – June 3, 1970) was an American football and basketball player and coach.
Background and career
Curlin attended Christian Brothers College (now University) in Memphis and the Webb School.[2] and played piano in the band. He was a halfback and quarterback on Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football teams from 1910 to 1913, and the starting quarterback in 1912 and 1913, leading Vandy to an SIAA title in 1912. He made kicks on both Harvard and Michigan. Curlin was pulled for his backup Rabbi Robbins in Vanderbilt's largest win its history,[3] a 105–0 win over Bethel in 1912, the muddy conditions better suited to the other's talents. Curlin later served as the Memphis Tigers men's basketball coach for many years.
Legacy
Curlin was inducted into the M Club Hall of Fame in 1974 and a street on the east side of the university's campus bears his name. An award is given annually in his name that recognizes the top male student-athlete at the University of Memphis that possesses his "drive, enthusiasm and determination for academics and athletics while maintaining a concern for others."
Head coaching record
Football
References
External links
- Zach Curlin at Find a Grave
- v
- t
- e
- Pat Estes (1890)
- William E. Beard (1892)
- W. J. Keller (1893–1894)
- Myles P. O'Connor (1895–1896)
- Joe Goodson (1897–1898)
- Frank Godchaux Sr. (1899–1900)
- Fred Hume (1901)
- Frank Kyle (1902–1905)
- Jimmy R. Haygood (1904–1905)
- Sam Costen (1906–1907)
- Ray Morrison (1908–1911)
- Zach Curlin (1912–1913)
- Hord Boensch (1913)
- Irby Curry (1914–1916)
- Sam Wilhite (1917)
- Dooch Sherman (1918)
- Swayne Latham (1919–1920)
- Frank Godchaux Jr. (1921)
- Oliver Kuhn (1921–1923)
- E. M. Waller (1924)
- Neil Cargile (1924–1925)
- Bill Spears (1925–1927)
- Jimmy Armistead (1928)
- Benny Parker (1929–1930)
- Tommy Henderson (1930–1932)
- Rand Dixon (1933–1935)
- Lunny Huggins (1936–1937)
- Bert Marshall (1937–1938)
- Junius Plunkett (1939)
- Charlton Davis (1940)
- Jack Jenkins (1941–1942)
- Jack Kaley (1943)
- John Rich (1945)
- Jamie Wade (1946–1947, 1949)
- Bobby Berry (1948)
- Bill Wade (1950–1951)
- Bill Krietemeyer (1952)
- Jim Looney (1953–1954)
- Don Orr (1955)
- Boyce Smith (1956–1958)
- Russ Morris (1959)
- Hank Lesesne (1960–1962)
- Jon Cleveland (1963)
- David Waller (1964)
- Bob Kerr (1965)
- Gary Davis (1966)
- Roger May (1967)
- John Miller (1968)
- Watson Brown (1969)
- Denny Painter (1970)
- Steve Burger (1971)
- Steve Lainhart (1972)
- Fred Fisher (1973–1975)
- David Lee (1974)
- Randy Hampton (1976)
- Mike Wright (1977)
- Van Heflin (1978–1979)
- Whit Taylor (1980–1982)
- Kurt Page (1983–1984)
- John Gromos (1985; 1989)
- Mark Wracher (1986)
- Eric Jones (1987–1988)
- Mike Healy (1990)
- Marcus Wilson (1991–1992)
- Ronnie Gordon (1993–1994)
- Damian Allen (1995–1997)
- Greg Zolman (1998–2001)
- Jay Cutler (2002–2005)
- Chris Nickson (2006–2008)
- Mackenzi Adams (2007–2009)
- Larry Smith (2008–2011)
- Jared Funk (2010)
- Jordan Rodgers (2011–2012)
- Austyn Carta-Samuels (2012–2013)
- Patton Robinette (2013–2014)
- Stephen Rivers (2014)
- Wade Freebeck (2014)
- Johnny McCrary (2014–2015)
- Kyle Shurmur (2015–2018)
- Riley Neal (2019)
- Deuce Wallace (2019)
- Ken Seals (2020–2021, 2023)
- Mike Wright (2021–2022)
- AJ Swann (2022–2023)
- Diego Pavia (2024)
This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1920s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e