 Abell pictured in Reveille 1925, Mississippi State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1892 Portage, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1956 (aged 63) Pardeeville, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1915 | Colgate |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1918 | VMI |
| 1919–1920 | Sewanee |
| 1922 | Virginia (line) |
| 1923–1924 | Mississippi A&M |
| 1925–1927 | Colgate (assistant) |
| 1928 | Colgate |
| 1929–1930 | Virginia |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1919 | VMI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 38–34–6 (football) 14–12 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) | |
Earl C. "Tuffy" Abell (May 29, 1892 – May 26, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He played football as a tackle at Colgate University. He later returned to Colgate as an assistant coach in 1925, and took over the head coaching job in 1928. He spent the 1929 and 1930 football seasons as head football coach at the University of Virginia. Abell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as player in 1973.