Stafford Hendricks "Pop" Cassell (February 8, 1909 – April 16, 1966) was an American college football and college basketball coach.
 Cassell pictured in Aucola 1941, American University yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1909 Asberry, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 1966 (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | American |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1935 | American |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1940–1941 | American |
| 1942 | Morningside |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1942 | American |
| 1946–1952 | American |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1937–1939 | American (assistant AD) |
| 1939–1941 | American |
| 1942–? | Morningside |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–13–1 (football) 152–89 (basketball) |
Coaching career
editCassell was the head football coach at American University in Washington, D.C. from 1940 to 1941 and at the Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa in 1942. His coaching record at Morningside was 2–6.[1] His coaching record at American was 2–7–1.
Legacy
editHe was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2] In 1969, American University established the Stafford H. Cassell Hall of Fame in his honor.
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Eagles (Independent) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | American | 1–2–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | American | 1–5 | |||||||
| American: | 2–7–1 | ||||||||
| Morningside Maroons (North Central Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Morningside | 2–6 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| Morningside: | 2–6 | 1–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–13–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Morningside Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Burial detail: Cassell, Stafford H". ANC Explorer. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
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