Morley Jennings
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, track |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 23, 1890 Holland, Michigan |
| Died | May 13, 1985 (aged 95) Lubbock, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1911 | Mississippi State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1925 | Ouachita Baptist |
| 1926–1940 | Baylor |
| Baseball | |
| 1929–1938 | Baylor |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1941–1951 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 153–77–18 (football) 120–79 (baseball) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) |
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Morley "Jopsey" Jennings (January 23, 1890 – May 13, 1985) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He attended college at Mississippi State University, where he participated in baseball, basketball, football, and track. Jennings served as the head football coach at Ouachita Baptist University from 1912 to 1925 and at Baylor University from 1926 to 1940, compiling a career college football record of 153–77–18. He was also the head baseball coach at Baylor from 1928 to 1939, tallying a mark of 120–79. From 1941 to 1951, Jennings served as the athletic director at Texas Tech University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.
Morley appeared in two Major League Baseball games in 1913 for the Washington Senators, batting three times but going hitless. Officially listed as Bill Morley, he played second base.
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