Chester R. Stackhouse

Chester Ray "Stack" Stackhouse (August 8, 1905 – June 30, 1978) was an American football and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1948, Willamette University from 1949 to 1951, and Slippery Rock State Teachers College—now known as Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania—from 1953 to 1954, compiling a career college football coaching record of 21–29–3. Stackhouse was an assistant track coach at the University of Michigan from 1935 to 1941.[1] in 1952 he joined the football coaching staff at Stanford University as an assistant under head coach Chuck Taylor.[2]

Chester R. Stackhouse
Biographical details
Born(1905-08-08)August 8, 1905
Nankin, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 30, 1978(1978-06-30) (aged 72)
Turner, Oregon, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1928Central Michigan / Central State
Basketball
1927–1929Central Michigan / Central State
Track
c. 1928Central Michigan / Central State
Position(s)Center (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1930Saginaw HS (MI)
1948Lincoln (PA)
1949–1951Willamette
1952Stanford (assistant)
1953–1954Slippery Rock
Track
c. 1930Saginaw HS (MI)
1935–1941Michigan (assistant)
1949–1952Willamette
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1949Lincoln (PA)
1949–1952Willamette
Head coaching record
Overall21–29–3 (college football)

Stackhouse was born on August 8, 1905, in Nankin, Ohio. He died on June 30, 1978, at his farm in Turner, Oregon.[3] His daughter, Ann Rule, was an author of true crime books.[4]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Lincoln Lions (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1948)
1948 Lincoln 6–44–23rd
Lincoln: 6–44–2
Willamette Bearcats (Northwest Conference) (1949–1951)
1949 Willamette 3–61–45th
1950 Willamette 4–4–21–4T–5th
1951 Willamette 3–51–45th
Willamette: 10–15–23–12
Slippery Rock Rockets (Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1953–1954)
1953 Slippery Rock 4–3–11–2–17th
1954 Slippery Rock 1–71–311th
Slippery Rock: 5–10–12–5–1
Total:21–29–3

References
  1. "Stackhouse Is Bearcat Boss". Herald and News. Klamath Falls, Oregon. Associated Press. June 20, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. Kowitz, Chris, Jr. (September 17, 1952). "Stackhouse Coaching at Stanford; Ex-Bearcat Football Boss Now Aide to Chuck Taylor". Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. p. 10. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "WU Relays founder C.R. Stackhouse dies at 72". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. July 2, 1978. p. 1D. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Chester Stackhouse". Statesman Journal. Salem, Oregon. July 2, 1978. p. 3C. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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