Blandy Clarkson Explained

Blandy Clarkson
Birth Date:15 March 1890
Birth Place:Millboro, Virginia, U.S.
Death Place:Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Player Years1:1912
Player Team1:VMI
Player Years2:1917
Player Team2:Camp Gordon
Player Positions:Tackle
Coach Years1:1914–1916, 1919
Coach Team1:Marion
Coach Years2:1920–1926
Coach Team2:VMI
Admin Years1:1926–1946
Admin Team1:VMI
Overall Record:44–21–2

Blandy Benjamin Clarkson (March 15, 1890 – December 2, 1954)[1] was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 16th head football coach at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia, serving for seven seasons from 1920 to 1926, and compiling a record of 44–21–2.[2] Clarkson was also the longest-tenured athletic director in VMI history, having served from 1926 to 1946.[3] Before his tenure at VMI, he served as head coach at the Marion Military Institute from 1914 -1916 and again in 1919.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Clarkson Dead. Lake Charles American Press. December 3, 1954. November 16, 2013.
  2. Web site: Virginia Military Institute Coaching Records . College Football Date Warehouse . November 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231020447/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsouth/virginia_military_institute/coaching_records.php . December 31, 2013 .
  3. Web site: White to Retire as VMI Athletic Director. VMI Keydets. May 13, 2013. November 16, 2013.
  4. News: Major Clarkson back at Marion. The Birmingham News. September 14, 1919. September 3, 2021. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Argo will succeed Maj. B.B. Clarkson at Marion Institute. The Birmingham News. February 17, 1920. September 3, 2021. Newspapers.com.