Art Howe (American football)

Art Howe
4th President of Hampton Institute
In office
1930–1940
Preceded byGeorge Perley Phenix
Succeeded byMalcolm Shaw MacLean
Personal details
Born
Arthur Howe

March 3, 1890
South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 28, 1955
Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
RelationsSamuel Chapman Armstrong (father in-law)
Alma materYale University,
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
OccupationFootball player, coach, teacher, minister, university president
College football career
Yale Bulldogs
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born:(1890-03-03)March 3, 1890
South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:March 28, 1955(1955-03-28) (aged 65)
Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame (1973)

Arthur Howe (March 3, 1890 – March 28, 1955) was an American football player and coach, teacher, minister and university president. He played college football for Yale University from 1909 to 1911, was the quarterback of Yale's 1909 national championship team, and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1912. He was the head coach of the 1912 Yale football team. Howe was later ordained as a Presbyterian minister and taught at Eastern preparatory schools and at Dartmouth College. From 1930 to 1940, he was the president of Hampton University.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

  1. ^ "Education: MacLean to Hampton". Time. May 13, 1940.