![]() "Goat" | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | January 29, 1896
Died | March 25, 1983 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 87)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1915–1916 | Mississippi College |
1920–1921 | Mississippi College |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1928–1930 | Millsaps |
1933–1936 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
1937–1945 | Ole Miss (assistant) |
1963–1968 | Southern Miss (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1933–1935 | Mississippi State |
1942–1945 | Ole Miss |
Baseball | |
1929–1931 | Millsaps |
1943 | Ole Miss |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 17–7–4 (football) 43–35 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All-Southern (1921) Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Millsaps College Sports Hall of Fame | |
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1963 ( profile) |
Edwin Whitfield "Goat" Hale (January 29, 1896 – March 25, 1983) was an American football player for the Mississippi College Collegians who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. After playing, he served many years as a coach.
Hale was born in Jackson, Mississippi and played high school football at its Central High School. [1] Hale got the nickname "Goat" playing there against Brookhaven in 1914. He battered through the line, scoring a touchdown, and ran past the end zone until his head hit a wooden building, loosening several planks. [1]
"Goat" played quarterback at Mississippi College from 1915 to 1916 and again from 1920 to 1921, after serving in World War I. [1] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. [2] He was elected to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1961, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963. [1] Hale was also inducted into the Millsaps College Sports Hall of Fame in 1970. [3] He is the name sake of the Hale in Robinson-Hale Stadium, wherein Mississippi College plays it home games. He stood 5'11" and weighed 170 pounds.
During the war he was wounded, reported missing, and found later in a hospital in France.
In 1921, Hale scored 161 points and gained 2,160 yards as he was selected All-Southern. [4] "Ten other players are on Hale's teams, but they are there merely to conform with gridiron rules." [5]
Hale died in 1983; he was 87 years old.
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Millsaps Majors ( Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
1928 | Millsaps | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | T–8th | |||||
1929 | Millsaps | 6–1–3 | 3–1–2 | T–9th | |||||
1930 | Millsaps | 6–3 | 3–3 | T–13th | |||||
Millsaps: | 17–7–4 | 10–6–3 | |||||||
Total: | 17–7–4 |