Arthur W. Briggs | |
Birth Date: | 6 July 1884 |
Birth Place: | Salem, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1906 |
Player Team2: | Springfield |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1912–1917 |
Coach Team2: | Springfield (MO) |
Coach Years3: | 1919–1933 |
Coach Team3: | Springfield (MO) |
Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
Coach Years5: | 1913–1918 |
Coach Team5: | Springfield (MO) |
Coach Years6: | 1919–1923 |
Coach Team6: | Springfield (MO) |
Coach Sport7: | Baseball |
Coach Years8: | 1914–1917 |
Coach Team8: | Springfield (MO) |
Coach Sport9: | Track |
Coach Years10: | 1913–1923 |
Coach Team10: | Springfield (MO) |
Admin Years1: | 1912–1938 |
Admin Team1: | Springfield (MO) |
Awards: | Missouri State Bears No. C retired |
Arthur W. Briggs (July 6, 1884 – December 20, 1949) was an American football, basketball, baseball and track and field coach. He served as the head football (1912–1917, 1919–1933),[1] men's basketball (1913–1918, 1919–1923), baseball (1914–1917), and track coach at Missouri State University (then known as Southwest Missouri State College) in Springfield, Missouri.[2]
Briggs played college football at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts[3]