Clyde Littlefield

Clyde Littlefield
Biographical details
Born(1892-10-06)October 6, 1892
Oil City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 20, 1981(1981-05-20) (aged 88)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1915Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1926Texas (assistant)
1927–1933Texas
1936–1942Texas (assistant)
1945–1948Texas (assistant)
Track
1920–1961Texas
Head coaching record
Overall44–18–6 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 SWC (1928, 1930)
Track & Field
25 SWC (1923–1927, 1932–1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1954–1959, 1961)

Clyde Littlefield (October 6, 1892 – May 20, 1981) was an American sports and athletics coach. The head track and field coach at The University of Texas from 1920 to 1961 as well as its football coach from 1927 to 1933. In his 41 years at Texas, his athletic teams won 25 Southwest Conference championships and in football the Longhorns had a 44–18–6 record and won two Southwest Conference championships. He was also on the US coaching staff at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.