Chauncey Simpson (December 21, 1901 – April 20, 1970) was an American college football, college basketball, and track and field coach. He was the interim head football coach at University of Missouri from 1943 to 1945 while Don Faurot, the standing head coach, served in the Navy during World War II. He compiled a 12–14–2 record including a 40–27 loss to Texas in the 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic.[1] During that time, he also served as the school's track coach. He himself, was a football player at Missouri. With Faurot's return in 1946 Simpson reverted to his pre-war position as an assistant football coach. He was also the institution's long-time golf coach before retiring in the 1960s.[1]
 Simpson from The Savitar, 1946 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 21, 1910 Bosworth, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1970 (aged 59) Green Valley, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924 | Missouri |
| 1926–1927 | Kirksville |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1927 | Kirksville |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1925 | Missouri |
| c. 1927 | Kirksville |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1933 | Kirksville (assistant) |
| 1934–1942 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 1943–1945 | Missouri |
| 1946–1954 | Missouri (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1935 | Kirksville |
| Track and field | |
| 1935–1946 | Missouri |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–14–2 (football) 6–6 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Big Six (1945) | |
Simpson died of a heart attack, on April 20, 1970, at his home in Green Valley, Arizona.[2] He was the younger brother of hurdler and track coach Robert Simpson.[3]
Head coaching record edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Tigers (Big Six Conference) (1943–1945) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Missouri | 3–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1944 | Missouri | 3–5–2 | 2–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1945 | Missouri | 6–4 | 5–0 | 1st | L Cotton | ||||
| Total: | 12–14–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Missouri Year by Year Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ^ "Chauncey Simpson Dies". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. Associated Press. April 22, 1970. p. 1B. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Iowa State Track Team Meets U.M." Carroll Daily Herald. April 30, 1937. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
