Clinton L. Riggs
| Sport(s) | Lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1865 New York, New York |
| Died | September 12, 1938 (aged 72) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Playing career | |
| 1887 | Princeton |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1888 | Johns Hopkins |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–1 |
Clinton Levering Riggs (September 13, 1865 – September 12, 1938) was an American businessman, government official, military officer, and lacrosse coach. He served as the Adjutant-General of the Maryland National Guard and the Secretary of Commerce and Police of the Philippine Commission from 1913 to 1915. Riggs was also the second head coach of the lacrosse team at Johns Hopkins University.
Riggs was born in New York City on September 13, 1865 to merchant and manufacturer Lawrason and Mary Turpin (née Bright) Riggs. His family moved to Baltimore, Maryland the year after his birth in 1866. During his childhood, he spent his summers in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island and attended the St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire.
Riggs then attended college at Princeton University, where he played on the lacrosse team. He graduated in 1887 with a degree in civil engineering. In 1888, he began postgraduate work at Johns Hopkins University where he also coached the lacrosse team. Hopkins lost their first game to the Druid Lacrosse Club, 4–1, but then captured the first victory in school history against the Patterson Lacrosse Club of Baltimore, 6–2.
After concluding his postgraduate studies in 1889, he moved to Iowa to work as an engineer. Riggs then became a cattle rancher before returning to Baltimore to become a machinist apprentice with the Robert Poole & Son Company. On October 12, 1891, he became vice president of the Detrick & Harvey Machine Company, a position he held until his retirement on December 31, 1920.
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