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Cleveland L. Abbott

Cleveland Abbott
Sport(s) Football, basketball
Biographical details
Born (1892-12-09)December 9, 1892
Yankton, South Dakota
Died April 14, 1955(1955-04-14) (aged 62)
Tuskegee, Alabama
Playing career
Football
c. 1915 South Dakota State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1954 Tuskegee
Basketball
1933–1936 Tuskegee
Head coaching record
Overall 203–96–28 (football)
27–18 (basketball)
Bowls 5–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
6 Black college national (1924–1927, 1929–1930)
12 SIAC (1924–1933, 1936, 1943)

Cleveland Leigh "Cleve" Abbott (some sources say "Cleveland S. Abbott") (December 9, 1892 – April 14, 1955) was an African-American football player, coach and educator.

Abbott was born in Yankton, South Dakota in 1892, one of seven children. He graduated from high school in Watertown, South Dakota in 1912, and received his bachelor's degree from South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota in 1916. He was an outstanding, multi-sport athlete at Watertown High School (16 varsity sports letters) and SDSU (14 varsity letters at SDSU). After serving in Europe in World War I as an officer in the 366th Infantry Regiment, Abbott accepted a position as professor and coach at Tuskegee.

Abbott was the eighth head football coach for the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers located in Tuskegee, Alabama and he held that position for 32 seasons, from 1923 until 1954.

Abbott earned the respect of his peers through his team's performance and by participating in national committees for the selection of "all-American" players at the collegiate level.

Abbott died in 1955 in Tuskegee, Alabama.


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