Carroll Widdoes
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Carroll Curtis Widdoes (December 3, 1903 – September 22, 1971) was an American college football coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ohio State University (1944–1945) and Ohio University (1949–1957), compiling a career head coaching record of 58–38–5. Widdoes's 1944 Ohio State team went undefeated and was retroactively named national champion by the National Championship Foundation and the Sagarin Ratings.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1903-12-03)December 3, 1903 Philippines |
Died | September 22, 1971(1971-09-22) (aged 67) Lake Worth Beach, Florida, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1941–1943 | Ohio State (assistant) |
1944–1945 | Ohio State |
1946–1948 | Ohio State (assistant) |
1949–1957 | Ohio |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1940–1961 | Ohio |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 58–38–5 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 national (1944) 1 Big Ten (1944) 1 MAC (1953) | |
Awards | |
AFCA Coach of the Year (1944) | |
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