Hornsby Howell

Hornsby Howell
Biographical details
Born(1927-09-03)September 3, 1927
DiedOctober 3, 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 90)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1946North Carolina A&T
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950–1952Jordan Sellers HS (NC)
1961Southern (assistant)
1964–1967North Carolina A&T (assistant)
1968–1976North Carolina A&T
1982Georgia (scout team)
Basketball
1964–1968North Carolina A&T (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1968–?North Carolina A&T
1996–1998Savannah State (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall55–34–4 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MEAC (1975)
Awards
MEAC Coach of the Year (1974–1975)

Hornsby Howell (September 3, 1927 – October 3, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina A&T University from 1968 to 1976, compiling a record of 55–34–4.[1]

In 1982, he was a scout team assistant coach at the University of Georgia, becoming the school's first African-American football coach.[2]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1968–1970)
1968 North Carolina A&T 8–1 6–1 2nd
1969 North Carolina A&T 6–2–1 5–1–1 4th
1970 North Carolina A&T 4–6 0–3 8th (Southern)
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1976)
1971 North Carolina A&T 6–4–1 3–2–1 T–3rd
1972 North Carolina A&T 8–2 4–2 T–2nd
1973 North Carolina A&T 4–6–1 1–4–1 6th
1974 North Carolina A&T 5–6 2–4 5th
1975 North Carolina A&T 8–3 5–1 T–1st
1976 North Carolina A&T 6–4–1 3–2–1 T–3rd
North Carolina A&T: 55–34–4 29–20–4
Total: 55–34–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ Mills, Jeff (October 5, 2017). "A&T coaching legend Hornsby Howell dies at 90". greensboro.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. ^ Shearer, Lee (October 9, 2017). "Hornsby Howell, first African-American football coach at UGA, dies at 90". onlineathens.com. Retrieved October 28, 2019.