Cecil Byron "Cebe" Ross (November 22, 1901 – April 2, 1953) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, West Virginia from 1925 to 1941 and 1946 to 1950. Ross died on April 2, 1953, in Buckhannon, West Virginia.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1901 West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 2, 1953 (aged 51) Buckhannon, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1922 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924 | Buckhannon HS (WV) |
| 1925–1941 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 1942 | Morris Harvey |
| 1946–1950 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1943–1944 | Morris Harvey |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 95–109–14 (college football) 5–5 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 WVAC/WVIAC (1926, 1935, 1942) | |
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (West Virginia Athletic Conference / West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1925–1941) | |||||||||
| 1925 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 5–3 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1926 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–6 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1927 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 3–6–1 | 3–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1928 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 5–6 | 3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1929 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–6 | 4–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1930 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–5–2 | 3–0–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1931 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 6–3–1 | 3–0 | NA | |||||
| 1932 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–4–1 | 2–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1933 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–7 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1934 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 6–3–1 | 4–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1935 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 7–2–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 8–2 | 4–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1937 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1–7–1 | 1–2 | NA | |||||
| 1938 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 3–5 | 2–1 | NA | |||||
| 1939 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1–8 | 1–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1940 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 3–5 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 3–4–1 | 2–0–1 | NA | |||||
| Morris Harvey (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Morris Harvey | 6–1–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Morris Harvey: | 6–1–2 | 4–0 | |||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946–1950) | |||||||||
| 1946 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 6–3 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1947 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 6–2 | 3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1948 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 4–4–2 | 3–2–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1949 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1–9–1 | 1–6–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1950 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 1–8 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan: | 89–108–12 | 60–37–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 95–109–14 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Bobcat Coach, Cebe Ross Dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. April 3, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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