Howie O'Daniels
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1907 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1991 (aged 83) San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1930 | Santa Clara |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1932 | Mission HS (CA) |
| 1933–1941 | Cal Poly |
| 1946–1947 | Cal Poly |
| Basketball | |
| 1941–1942 | Cal Poly |
| Baseball | |
| 1942 | Cal Poly |
| 1956–1957 | Cal Poly |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1931–1933 | Mission HS (CA) |
| 1933–1948 | Cal Poly |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–33–6 (college football) 5–17 (college basketball) 34–37–1 (college baseball) |
Howard R. O'Daniels (December 19, 1907 – January 23, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football (1933–1941, 1946–1947), men's basketball (1941–1942), and baseball (1942, 1956–1957) coach at California Polytechnic School—now known as California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.[1]
O'Daniels was born on December 19, 1907, in Seattle. He played college football at Santa Clara University in the late 1920s. O'Daniels died on January 23, 1991, at a hospital in San Luis Obispo, California.[2][3]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Mustangs (Independent) (1933–1941) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Cal Poly | 7–0 | |||||||
| 1934 | Cal Poly | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1935 | Cal Poly | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Cal Poly | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1937 | Cal Poly | 4–2–2 | |||||||
| 1938 | Cal Poly | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1939 | Cal Poly | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Cal Poly | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1941 | Cal Poly | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Cal Poly Mustangs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Cal Poly | 6–2–1 | 1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1947 | Cal Poly | 1–9 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| Cal Poly: | 56–33–6 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 56–33–6 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Howie O'Daniels". Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ "Former Cal Poly coach O'Daniels Dies at age 83". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. January 24, 1991. p. B1. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Howard O'Daniels". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. January 26, 1991. p. B14. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .