Otis Douglas

Otis Douglas
Biographical details
Born	July 25, 1911; Reedville, Virginia, U.S.
Died	March 21, 1989 (aged 77); Kilmarnock, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1929–1931	William & Mary
1945	Jacksonville NAS
1946–1949	Philadelphia Eagles
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1938	William & Mary (line)
1939–1940	Akron (line)
1941–1942	Akron
1948	Drexel (assistant)
1949	Drexel
1950–1952	Arkansas
1953	Baltimore Colts (assistant)
1954	Villanova (assistant)
1956–1960	Calgary Stampeders
Head coaching record
Overall	17–34–4 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2× NFL (1948, 1949);

Otis Whitfield Douglas Jr. (July 25, 1911 – March 21, 1989) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron (1941–1942), Drexel University (1949), and the University of Arkansas (1950–1952), compiling a career college football coaching record of 17–34–4. He also coached the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1955 to 1960.

After World War II, Douglas played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons (1946–1949.) In 1946, he became the oldest NFL rookie of all time, at 35 years of age.

Born in Reedville, Virginia, Douglas played college football at the College of William & Mary in 1929 and 1930. He served in United States Navy from 1942 to 1945. Douglas worked as an assistant coach Villanova University under Frank Reagan in 1954. He was an assistant coach for the Baltimore Colts in 1953 and was a consultant to the coaching staff of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball in 1961 and 1962, assisting with physical fitness and morale.

In 1979, Douglas was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Akron Zippers (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941	Akron	5–3–1
1942	Akron	0–7–2
Akron:		5–10–3
Drexel Dragons (Independent) (1949)
1949	Drexel	3–3–1
Drexel:		3–3–1
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1950–1952)
1950	Arkansas	2–8	1–5	7th
1951	Arkansas	5–5	2–4	6th
1952	Arkansas	2–8	1–5	7th
Arkansas:		9–21	4–14
Total:		17–34–4

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