Zora Clevenger

Zora Clevenger
Biographical details
Born(1881-12-12)December 12, 1881
Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 1970(1970-11-24) (aged 88)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1900–1903Indiana
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908–1910Nebraska Wesleyan
1911–1915Tennessee
1916–1919Kansas State
Basketball
1904–1906Indiana
1907–1911Nebraska Wesleyan
1911–1916Tennessee
1916–1920Kansas State
Baseball
1905–1906Indiana
1908–1911Nebraska Wesleyan
1911–1916Tennessee
1919–1921Kansas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1906Indiana
1916–1920Kansas State
1921–1923Missouri
1923–1946Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall47–32–7 (football)
151–72 (basketball)
97–84–4 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 SIAA (1914)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1968 (profile)

Zora Goodwin Clevenger (December 12, 1881 – November 24, 1970) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and pioneering athletic director. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University (1908–1910), the University of Tennessee (1911–1915), and Kansas State University (1916–1919), compiling a record of 47–32–7. Clevenger was also the head basketball coach at Indiana University (1904–1906), Nebraska Wesleyan (1907–1911), Tennessee (1911–1916), and Kansas State (1916–1919), and was baseball coach at Indiana (1905–1906), Nebraska Wesleyan (1908–1911), Tennessee (1911–1916), and Kansas State (1919–1921). Clevenger served as the athletic director at Kansas State (1916–1920), the University of Missouri (1921–1923), and Indiana (1923–1946). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1968.