Alderson "Stretch" Propps (October 17, 1912 – August 10, 1993) was an American football player and coach.[1] Propps was the athletic director and head football coach at the Morris Harvey College—now known as University of Charleston—in Charleston, West Virginia in 1946. He resigned after the first two games of the football season and was succeeded as head football coach his assistant Eddie King.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1912 Fayetteville, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 1993 (aged 80) Orange County, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1936 | Emory & Henry |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–? | Pulaski HS (VA) |
| 1946 | Morris Harvey |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–2 (college) |
Propps was born on October 17, 1912, in Fayetteville, West Virginia. He died on August 10, 1993.[3]
Head coaching record edit
College edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Harvey Golden Eagles (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Morris Harvey | 0–2[n 1] | 0–1[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Morris Harvey: | 0–2 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–2 | ||||||||
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Propps resigned after the first two games of the 1946 season. Eddie King replaced him as head coach and led Morris Harvey for the final five games of the season. The Golden Eagles finished 2–5 overall and 2–3 in West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, placing seventh.
References edit
- ^ "Alderson Propps". Emory & Henry Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "College Coach Quits". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 15, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Propps, Alderson "Stretch"". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. August 12, 1993. p. B4. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
