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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1881 Muncie, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1970 (aged 88) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1900–1903 | Indiana |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908–1910 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1911–1915 | Tennessee |
| 1916–1919 | Kansas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1904–1906 | Indiana |
| 1907–1911 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1911–1916 | Tennessee |
| 1916–1920 | Kansas State |
| Baseball | |
| 1905–1906 | Indiana |
| 1908–1911 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1911–1916 | Tennessee |
| 1919–1921 | Kansas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1906 | Indiana |
| 1916–1920 | Kansas State |
| 1921–1923 | Missouri |
| 1923–1946 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–32–7 (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.