American football player and coach (1907–1987)
James Quinn Decker (October 29, 1907 – December 20, 1987)[ 1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach Centre College from 1938 to 1941 and The Citadel from 1946 to 1952, compiling a career college football coaching record of 37–56–3.
Playing career
Decker played fullback at the University of Tennessee . He later became an assistant coach at the school.[ 2]
Coaching career
High school coaching
Before coaching in college, Decker coached football at the high school level[ 3] at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee .[ 4]
Centre College
Decker was the head football coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1938 until completion of the 1941 season.[ 5] [ 6]
The Citadel
Quinn was the 11th head football coach at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina , serving for seven seasons, from 1946 until 1952, and compiling a record of 23–39–1. He led the program in its re-establishment after World War II .[ 7]
Head coaching record
References
^ J. Quinn Decker's obituary
^ NCAA News [permanent dead link ] January 6, 1988
^ Tennessee Volunteers: Colorful Tales of the Orange and White By Randy Moore, (c) 2006, page 45
^ "Fountain Citians Who Made A Difference" . Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2010 .
^ Lakeland Ledger "Former Citadel Coach Dies" December 22, 1987
^ Centre College Archived February 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Football coaches
^ Citadel Coaching Records Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
# denotes interim athletic director