Cletus Josiah "Red" Clinker (January 6, 1911 – January 12, 1979) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Dakota in 1942, compiling a record of 5–3.[1] After one season at the helm, Clinker reported for duty at the U. S. Navy Pre-Flight School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2] He died on January 12, 1979, in Walnut Creek, California.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1911 Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1979 (aged 68) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1933 | South Dakota |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1936–1941 | South Dakota (assistant) |
| 1942 | South Dakota |
| 1946 | South Dakota (assistant) |
| 1950 | Watertown HS (SD) |
| 1960 | Antioch HS (CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–3 (college) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | South Dakota | 5–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| South Dakota: | 5–3 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Cletus Clinker". South Dakota Coyotes. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "194 V-5'ers Arrive at Station For Eighth Indoctrination School" (PDF). The Cloudbuster. digitalnc.org. February 20, 1943. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "This and that:". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. February 9, 1979. p. 38. Retrieved October 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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