| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1923 Burr Oak, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1986 (aged 63) Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1953–1959 | Sterling |
| Basketball | |
| ? | Sterling |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1953–1986 | Sterling |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–29 (football) 104–120 |
Clair LaVane Gleason (May 17, 1923 – June 29, 1986) was an American football, basketball, and baseball and track coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas, for seven seasons, from 1953 to 1959, compiling a record of 29–29.[1][2] Gleason succeeded Os Doenges as athletic director and coach at Sterling in 1953. He was previously the director of physical education at Miltonvale Wesleyan College in Miltonvale, Kansas.[3]
Gleason died June 29, 1986, at the Hutchinson Hospital in Hutchinson, Kansas.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Warriors (NAIA independent) (1953–1959) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Sterling | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1954 | Sterling | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1955 | Sterling | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1956 | Sterling | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1957 | Sterling | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1958 | Sterling | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1959 | Sterling | 1–7 | |||||||
| Sterling: | 29–29 | ||||||||
| Total: | 29–29 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Sterling College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Sterling Warriors. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ↑ "New Coach At Sterling". Atchison Daily Globe. Atchison, Kansas. Associated Press. April 17, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Clair L. Gleason", Hutchinson News, July 1, 1986, Hutchinson, Kansas
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