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Chester Dillon
Biographical details
Born(1887-01-14)January 14, 1887
Normal, Illinois
DiedOctober 11, 1972(1972-10-11) (aged 85)
Playing career
Football
1904–1907Illinois State Normal
1910–1912Illinois
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1916Dakota Wesleyan
1916–1917Simpson (IA)
1919Howard (AL)
1920Oshkosh State Normal
1927–1928Howard (AL)
1929–1930Georgetown (KY)
1938–1939Jacksonville State
1945Jacksonville State
Basketball
1916–1917Simpson (IA)
1918–1920Howard (AL)
1925–1927Howard (AL)
1929–1931Georgetown (KY)
Baseball
1914–1918Dakota Wesleyan
1920Howard (AL)
Head coaching record
Overall41–54–10 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin (1920)

Chester C. Dillon (January 14, 1887 – October 11, 1972) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan University (1915–1916), Simpson College (1916–1917), Howard College in Homewood, Alabama—now known as Samford University (1919, 1927–1928), Oshkosh State Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1920), Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky (1929–1930), and Jacksonville State Teachers College—now known as Jacksonville State University (1938–1939, 1945). Dillon was born on January 14, 1887 in Normal, Illinois.[1] He died on October 11, 1972.[2]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Dakota Wesleyan Tigers (Independent) (1915–1916)
1915 Dakota Wesleyan 7–2
1916 Dakota Wesleyan 1–7
Dakota Wesleyan: 8–9
Simpson Redmen (Independent) (1916–1917)
1916 Simpson 2–3
1917 Simpson 0–5–1
Simpson: 2–8–1
Howard Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919)
1919 Howard 3–5–2 0–4 T–22nd
Oshkosh State Titans (Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin) (1920)
1920 Oshkosh State 6–1–1 4–0–1 1st
Oshkosh State: 6–1–1 4–0–1
Howard Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1927–1928)
1927 Howard 7–2–2 1–2–1 13th
1928 Howard 6–4–1
Howard: 16–11–5
Georgetown Tigers (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929–1930)
1929 Georgetown
1930 Georgetown
Georgetown: 7–11
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Independent) (1938–1939)
1938 Jacksonville State 1–6–1
1939 Jacksonville State 0–7–2
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (Independent) (1945)
1945 Jacksonville State 1–1
Jacksonville State: 2–14–3
Total: 41–54–10
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Chester C Dillon". Ancestry.com. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. ^ White Sawyer, Effie (1983). The First Hundred Years; The History of Jacksonville State University; 1883 - 1983 (PDF). Jacksonville, Alabama: Centennial Committee, Jacksonville State University. p. 76. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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