Earl Greene

Earl Lee Blair Greene (July 4, 1899 – February 3, 1995) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Albany College—now known as Lewis & Clark College—from 1923 to 1925 and Winona State Teachers College—now known as Winona State University in 1934.

Earl Greene
Biographical details
Born(1899-07-04)July 4, 1899
Michigan, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 1995(1995-02-03) (aged 95)
Michigan, U.S.
Alma materAlbany (OR)
Oregon State
Iowa (1935)
Playing career
Football
c. 1920Albion
1921Illinois
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1925Albany (OR)
1926–?McLoughlin HS (OR)
1933Iowa (assistant)
1934Winona State
Basketball
1926–?McLoughlin HS (OR)
1934–1935Winona State
Baseball
1927–?McLoughlin HS (OR)
Track
c. 1925Albany (OR)
1927–?McLoughlin HS (OR)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1926Albany (OR)
1934–1935Winona State

Education and playing career

Greene was a member of the University of Illinois football team in 1921, after transferring from Albion College in Michigan.[1][2]

Greene graduated from Lewis & Clark College, then known as Albany College, in Portland, Oregon in 1924.[3] His, father, Clarence W. Greene, was the president of Albany College.

Coaching career

Greene served as the head football coach at Albany College for three seasons, from 1923 to 1925. He was also the school's athletic director for one year before resigning in 1926 to become a physical education coach and teacher at McLoughlin High School in Milton, Oregon.[4] Greene led his football team at McLoughlin to the eastern Oregon championship in the fall of 1926.[5] He also coached baseball, basketball, and track at Milton.[6]

Winona State

Greene was named the head football coach at Winona State University, then known as Winona State Teachers College, in Winona, Minnesota in 1934.[7][8] He also served as the school's head basketball coach for the 1934–35 season, leading the team to a record of 7–9.[9]

Death

Green died on February 3, 1995.[10]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Albany Pirates (Independent) (1923–1925)
1923 Albany
1924 Albany
1925 Albany
Albany:
Winona State Warriors (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference) (1934)
1934 Winona State 2–52–2T–3rd
Winona State: 2–52–2
Total:

References
  1. "Football All-Time Rosters". Illinois Fighting Illini. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. "Annual Register". University of Illinois–Urbana–Champaign. 1922. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. "Albany College Photograph Collection, 1867-1940". Lewis & Clark College. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. "Coach Earl Greene to Direct Athletics at Milton High School". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. April 20, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Earl Greene's Team Winner of Grid Title For Eastern Oregon". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. November 26, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Track Team Coached By Earl Greene Wins From Pendleton High". Albany Democrat-Herald. Albany, Oregon. November 26, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Earle B. Greene, Iowa Assistant Coach, Name T. C. Mentor". Winona Daily News. Winona, Minnesota. July 21, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Winona Names Greene". Lincoln Star. July 22, 1934. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  9. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Winona State Warriors. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  10. "Greene". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. February 12, 1995. p. 2C. Retrieved February 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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