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Sam Hindsman
Biographical details
Born(1917-10-31)October 31, 1917
Itta Bena, Mississippi
DiedJune 16, 1997(1997-06-16) (aged 79)
Playing career
Football
1939–1940West Tennessee
Basketball
1939–1941West Tennessee
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1941Dermott HS (AR)
1944North Little Rock HS (AR) (assistant)
1945–1946Arkansas State Teachers (assistant)
1954–1958Arkansas Tech
Basketball
1944–1945Arkansas State Teachers
1946–1947Arkansas State Teachers
1947–1966Arkansas Tech
Baseball
1953–1956Arkansas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall31–16–2 (college football)
384–159 (college basketball)
24–16 (college baseball)

Samuel Felix Hindsman Jr. (October 31, 1917 – June 16, 1997) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was a standout athlete at West Tennessee State Teachers College—now known as the University of Memphis—from 1939 to 1941.[1] After coaching at a pair of Arkansas high schools, Hindsman served as the head basketball coach at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Arkansas from 1944 to 1945 and again from 1946 to 1947. He moved to Russellville, Arkansas, where he served as the head basketball coach at Arkansas Tech University from 1947 to 1966.[2] Hindsman also served as the head baseball coach (1953 to 1956) and head football coach (1954 to 1958) at Arkansas Tech.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Samuel Hindsman". Memphis Tigers. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sam Hindsman". Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Samuel Hindsman". Find a Grave. Retrieved December 6, 2018.