Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, track |
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Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1891 |
Died | October 29, 1961 (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1914 | Washington and Lee |
Baseball | |
c. 1915 | Washington and Lee |
1924 | Dover Senators |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1917–1920 | Clemson |
1931 | Western Reserve (backfield) |
Basketball | |
1916–1919 | Clemson |
Baseball | |
1918–1919 | Clemson |
1923–1926 | Dover Senators |
1927 | Easton Farmers |
1928 | Martinsburg Blue Sox |
1928 | Cambridge Canners |
1937 | Dover Orioles |
1938 | Greenville Spinners |
1940 | Hollywood Chiefs |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1917–1920 | Clemson |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 21–12–3 (college football) 14–5 (college basketball) 17–21–1 (college baseball) |
Edward A. "Jiggs" Donahue (c. 1891 – October 29, 1961) was an American football and baseball player, coach of multiple sports, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University from 1917 to 1920, compiling a record of 21–12–3 (.625). He also served as the school's basketball and baseball coach, as well as the track coach. He was an alumnus of Washington and Lee College where he played football and baseball. Donahue joined the football coaching staff at Western Reserve University in 1931, serving as the backfield coach under head coach Tom Keady. Donahue died on October 29, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 70.