Clyde Carpenter

Clyde Carpenter
Biographical details
Born(1908-04-17)April 17, 1908
Hudson, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1971(1971-12-05) (aged 63)
Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Playing career
1928–1930Montana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1932–1941Billings HS (MT)
1942Montana
1946–1949Montana State
1953–1955Gallatin County HS (MT)
Head coaching record
Overall13–28–2 (college)
Bowls0–0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 RMC (1946)

Clyde Fitch Carpenter (April 17, 1908 – December 5, 1971) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Montana in 1942 and Montana State University from 1946 to 1949, compiling a career college football coach record of 13–28–2. Carpenter was the head football coach at Billings High School in Billings, Montana from 1932 to 1941.[1] Carpenter was born on April 17, 1908, in Hudson, South Dakota. He died on December 5, 1971, at a hospital in Missoula, Montana.[2]

  1. ^ "Clyde Carpenter Named as Montana State Grid Coach". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. Associated Press. December 19, 1945. p. 19. Retrieved February 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Clyde Carpenter, coach, dies at 63". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. December 5, 1971. p. 6. Retrieved February 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.