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Jesse Clements

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Jesse Clements
Biographical details
Born(1927-03-07)March 7, 1927
Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 1, 1991(1991-04-01) (aged 64)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1949–1951St. Augustine's
Basketball
c. 1950St. Augustine's
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1963–1965St. Augustine's
1973–1974Shaw
1977North Carolina Central (interim co-HC)
Basketball
1958–1971St. Augustine's
1979–1984North Carolina Central
Head coaching record
Overall21–26–3 (football)

Jesse Clements Jr. (March 7, 1927 – April 1, 1991) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at St. Augustine's College—now known as St. Augustine's University—in Raleigh, North Carolina from 1963 to 1965 and Shaw University in Raleigh from 1973 to 1974. He was the interim co-head football coach with Robert Jackson at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina for part of the 1977 season. Clements was also the head basketball coach at St. Augustine's from 1958 to 1971 and North Carolina Central from 1979 to 1984.

A native of Champaign, Illinois, Clements attended St. Augustine's. He died on April 1, 1991, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh.[1]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
St. Augustine's Falcons (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1963–1965)
1963 St. Augustine's 4–3–1 4–2–1 6th
1964 St. Augustine's 5–5 4–5 11th
1965 St. Augustine's 8–1–1 6–1–1 4th
St. Augustine's: 17–9–2 14–8–2
Shaw Bears (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1973–1974)
1973 Shaw 1–6–1 1–5–1 T–9th
1974 Shaw 3–7 2–4 8th
Shaw: 4–13–1 2–9–1
North Carolina Central Eagles (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1977)
1977 North Carolina Central 0–4[n 1] 0–3[n 1] 7th
North Carolina Central: 0–4 0–3
Total: 21–26–3

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Willie Smith was North Carolina Central's head coach for the first seven games of the 1977 season before resigning. Clements and Robert Jackson served as co-interim head coaches for the final four games. North Carolina Central finished the year 1–10 overall and 0–6 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Jesse Clements Jr". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. April 3, 1991. p. 5B. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "N.C. Central coach quits". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. October 28, 1977. p. 4C. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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