Samuel Howard "Big Boy" Archer Sr. (December 23, 1870 – January 15, 1941) was an American college football player and coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1905 to 1908 and again from 1912 to 1915, compiling a record of 35–2–5.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 23, 1870 Chesterfield, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1941 (aged 70) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1898–1901 | Colgate |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1905–1908 | Morehouse |
| 1912–1915 | Morehouse |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–2–5 |
Samuel Archer | |
|---|---|
| 5th President of Morehouse College | |
| Preceded by | John Hope |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. Hubert As acting president |
Archer was a graduate of Colgate University, where he and George L. Hayes were the first African Americans to play for the Colgate Raiders football team in 1899.[2]
He went on to teach mathematics at Morehouse College, and served that institution in many capacities for 33 years.[3] He was the fifth president of Morehouse from 1931 to 1937.[4] He died in 1941 and is buried in Atlanta's South-View Cemetery.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Independent) (1905–1908) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Morehouse | 4–0 | |||||||
| 1906 | Morehouse | 4–0 | |||||||
| 1907 | Morehouse | 5–0–1 | |||||||
| 1908 | Morehouse | 7–0 | |||||||
| Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Morehouse | 5–0 | |||||||
| Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1913–1915) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Morehouse | 3–1–2 | |||||||
| 1914 | Morehouse | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Morehouse | 2–0–2 | |||||||
| Morehouse: | 35–2–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 35–2–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Morehouse Maroon Tigers. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Leather helmets and the flying wedge". The Colgate Scene. XXXIII (2). September 2004. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
The 1899 football team included Colgate's first two identified African American players, George L. Hayes (above), Class of 1903, and Samuel H. Archer, Class of 1903. Both men went on to distinguished careers as educators. Hayes retired as superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools. Archer was also the star of the Colgate Debate Team and was chosen as one of six commencement speakers in recognition of his speaking ability and standing as a student. He retired from public life as president of Morehouse College.
- ^ "Dr. S.H. Archer, Dies, Burial Tomorrow". The Atlanta Constitution. January 16, 1941. Retrieved June 21, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Samuel Howard Archer Collection". Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Henderson, D.L. (2018). South-View: An African American City of the Dead. Dunwoody, Georgia: Carrelspin Press. pp. 171–172. ISBN 978-0998577203. OCLC 1048552699.