American football player, coach, and educator (1894–1955)
Cleveland Abbott
Biographical details
Born
(1894-12-09)December 9, 1894 Yankton, South Dakota, U.S.
Died
April 14, 1955(1955-04-14) (aged 60) Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1912–1915
South Dakota State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1954
Tuskegee
Basketball
1933–1936
Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall
203–96–28 (football) 27–18 (basketball)
Bowls
4–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 6 black college national (1924–1927, 1929–1930) 12 SIAC (1924–1933, 1936, 1943)
Cleveland Leigh "Cleve" Abbott (some sources say "Cleveland S. Abbott") (December 9, 1894 – April 14, 1955) was an American football player, coach and educator.[1] He was the head coach of the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers football team from 1923 to 1954.
^The Afro American January 27, 1940 Archived January 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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1946 college football season. In their 24th season under head coach ClevelandAbbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–2 record (5–1 against SIAC opponents), lost...
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1947 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach ClevelandAbbott, Tuskegee compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents)...
1924 college football season. In its second season under head coach ClevelandAbbott, Tuskegee compiled a 9–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut...
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1927 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach ClevelandAbbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut...
1926 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach ClevelandAbbott, Tuskegee compiled a 10–0 record, won the SIAC championship, and outscored...
college football season. In their seventh season under head coach ClevelandAbbott, Tuskegee compiled a 9–0 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out...
1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach ClevelandAbbott, Tuskegee compiled an 8–0–1 record, won the SIAC championship, shut...
and first base, playing over 100 each season. Abbott made his major league baseball debut with the Cleveland Naps a week into the 1903 season, on April 29...
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