Joe Simmons (coach)

Joe Simmons
Simmons pictured in Chippewa 1921, Central Michigan yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1895-06-05)June 5, 1895
Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1973(1973-03-04) (aged 77)
Laguna Beach, California, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1913–1915Carthage[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920Central Michigan
late 1920sSouth Milwaukee HS (WI)
1928–1936Milwaukee Country Day (WI)
1937–1939Yale (assistant)
Basketball
1920–1921Central Michigan
Baseball
1921Central Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall4–3–1 (college football)
11—5 (college basketball)
10–1–1 (college baseball)

Joseph F. Simmons (June 5, 1895 – March 4, 1973) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University for one season in 1920, compiling a record of 4–3–1. He was also the head basketball and head baseball coach at Central Michigan during the same academic year. Simmons graduated from Carthage College, where played football, basketball, and baseball, and ran track. He coached high school football at South Milwaukee High School in the late 1920s and at Milwaukee Country Day School from 1928 to 1936. He was an assistant football coach at Yale University from 1937 to 1939.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Central Michigan University's Digital Collections | Central Michigan University".
  2. ^ "Former Prep Coach Simmons Dead at 76". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. March 6, 1973. Retrieved July 22, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Carthage Will Honor Simmons". The Milwaukee Sentinel. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 21, 1970. Retrieved July 22, 2016.[permanent dead link]