Matthews was born in Jeffersonville, Ohio on February 14, 1889. He played baseball for several minor league teams from 1912 through 1915, primarily in the South Atlantic League. With the onset of World War I, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he began boxing. After the war, he returned to baseball for the 1922 season and briefly pursued a career as a stock market telegrapher. In 1925, Matthews began coaching athletics at The Citadel.[2]
Coaching careeredit
Matthews rotated as coach of baseball, track and field, and boxing at The Citadel from 1926-1941.[2][3] Matthews was part of the inaugural class of inductees into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977.[4][5] He was also inducted in the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.[2][5]
Head coaching recordedit
Baseballedit
Matthews's record as head coach of The Citadel baseball team is incomplete. Only two seasons have complete records, one each during his two stints as coach of the baseball team.[6]
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion
Boxingedit
Track and fieldedit
No records are available for Matthews' tenure as track and field coach at The Citadel.[3]
Referencesedit
^Gene Sapakoff (February 21, 2011). "Charleston's first family of football". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^ abc. Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^ ab2012 Track and Field Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 65. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^"Hall of Fame". The Citadel Foundation. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^ ab"Matthews to be inducted into Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. January 2, 2005. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
^. The Citadel. p. 105. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
January 01, 1970
matthews, howard, lynn, matthews, february, 1889, february, 1975, usually, known, matty, matthews, minor, league, baseball, player, coach, several, sports, citadel, military, college, south, carolina, clay, became, head, long, family, line, standout, national,. Howard Lynn Matthews February 14 1889 February 27 1975 usually known as Matty Matthews or H L Matthews was a minor league baseball player and coach of several sports at The Citadel The Military College of South Carolina His son Clay became head of a long family line of standout National Football League NFL players 1 H L Matty MatthewsBiographical detailsBorn 1889 02 14 February 14 1889Jeffersonville Ohio U S DiedFebruary 27 1975 1975 02 27 aged 86 Charleston South Carolina U S Coaching career HC unless noted 1926 1953The Citadel boxing 1926 1930 1937 1938The Citadel baseball 1926 1930 1941The Citadel track and field Contents 1 Early life 2 Coaching career 3 Head coaching record 3 1 Baseball 3 2 Boxing 3 3 Track and field 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editMatthews was born in Jeffersonville Ohio on February 14 1889 He played baseball for several minor league teams from 1912 through 1915 primarily in the South Atlantic League With the onset of World War I he enlisted in the United States Army where he began boxing After the war he returned to baseball for the 1922 season and briefly pursued a career as a stock market telegrapher In 1925 Matthews began coaching athletics at The Citadel 2 Coaching career editMatthews rotated as coach of baseball track and field and boxing at The Citadel from 1926 1941 2 3 Matthews was part of the inaugural class of inductees into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977 4 5 He was also inducted in the Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005 2 5 Head coaching record editBaseball edit Matthews s record as head coach of The Citadel baseball team is incomplete Only two seasons have complete records one each during his two stints as coach of the baseball team 6 Statistics overview Season Team Overall Postseason The Citadel 1926 1930 1928 The Citadel 1 12 The Citadel 1 12 The Citadel 1937 1938 1938 The Citadel 6 6 The Citadel 6 6 Total National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion Boxing edit Track and field edit No records are available for Matthews tenure as track and field coach at The Citadel 3 References edit Gene Sapakoff February 21 2011 Charleston s first family of football Post and Courier Charleston SC Retrieved February 17 2013 a b c H L Matty Matthews Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame Archived from the original on May 22 2016 Retrieved February 17 2013 a b 2012 Track and Field Media Guide The Citadel p 65 Retrieved February 17 2013 Hall of Fame The Citadel Foundation Retrieved February 17 2013 a b Matthews to be inducted into Carolinas Boxing Hall of Fame Post and Courier Charleston SC January 2 2005 Retrieved February 17 2013 The Citadel 2011 Baseball Media Guide The Citadel p 105 Archived from the original on April 1 2012 Retrieved February 17 2013 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H L Matthews amp oldid 1173893222, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
