Alderson Propps

Alderson Propps
Biographical details
Born(1912-10-17)October 17, 1912
Fayetteville, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 1993(1993-08-10) (aged 80)
Orange County, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1933–1936Emory & Henry
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1937–?Pulaski HS (VA)
1946Morris Harvey
Head coaching record
Overall0–2 (college)

Alderson "Stretch" Propps (October 17, 1912 – August 10, 1993) was an American football player and coach.[1] Propps was the athletic director and head football coach at the Morris Harvey College—now known as University of Charleston—in Charleston, West Virginia in 1946. He resigned after the first two games of the football season and was succeeded as head football coach his assistant Eddie King.[2]

Propps was born on October 17, 1912, in Fayetteville, West Virginia. He died on August 10, 1993.[3]

  1. ^ "Alderson Propps". Emory & Henry Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "College Coach Quits". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 15, 1946. p. 22. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Propps, Alderson "Stretch"". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. August 12, 1993. p. B4. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.