C. B. Johnston

Clement Bernard "Johnnie" Johnston Sr. (born c. 1895, missing 1933) was an American football and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the second head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—located in Boone, North Carolina, serving from 1929 to 1932.[1][2] He played varsity football, basketball and baseball at Wake Forest University, earning letters in all three sports.[3] In addition to coaching at Appalachian State, he also held a coaching position at Clarkson University, for which he was trained at a coaching school at Bucknell University under Fielding H. Yost. He is the grandfather of Cathy Johnston-Forbes.[4]

C. B. Johnston
Johnston pictured in The Rhododendron 1933, Appalachian State yearbook
Biographical details
Bornc. 1895
Wisconsin, U.S.
Diedafter 1933
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1924Greensboro HS (NC)
1925–1928Clarkson
1929–1932Appalachian State
Baseball
1931Appalachian State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1933Appalachian State
Head coaching record
Overall26–9–7 (college football, Appalachian State only)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 North State Conference (1931)

Disappearance

In 1933, Johnston sent a postcard to his wife from Zanesville, Ohio, stating that he was on his way to Chicago, Illinois to publish a book after being fired as head football coach of Appalachian State Teachers College the previous year. No one heard from him after that.[5]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Independent) (1929–1930)
1929 Appalachian State 4–1–3
1930 Appalachian State 8–2–1
Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1931–1932)
1931 Appalachian State 9–2–23–01st
1932 Appalachian State 5–4–12–12nd
Appalachian State: 26–9–75–1
Total:26–9–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

References
  1. Mike Flynn, ed. (2009). "History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records". Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide. Appalachian Sports Information. p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  2. "Searching for Grandfather Clement Bernard "Johnnie" Johnston". Clydejohnston.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. "The Rhododendron [1929] | DigitalNC Library". Library.digitalnc.org. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  4. "Cathy Johnston-Forbes, LPGA Tour Player". Clydejohnston.com. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  5. "Searching for Grandfather Clement Bernard "Johnnie" Johnston". Clydejohnston.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
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