Howard Bliss
Clyde Howard Bliss (July 26, 1916 – June 7, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Valley City State Teachers College—now known as Valley City State University—in 1947 and North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University—compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–17.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1916 Farmville, Virginia |
| Died | June 7, 2005 (aged 88) Crossville, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 1938 | Purdue |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1939–1940 | Montpelier HS (OH) |
| 1946 | Miami (OH) (assistant) |
| 1947 | Valley City State |
| 1948–1949 | North Dakota State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1947–1948 | Valley City State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–17 (college) 6–10 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NDCAC (1947) | |
Playing career
Bliss was a quarterback at Purdue University, earning a varsity letter in 1938.[1]
Military service
Bliss served in the United States army from July 5, 1942 to May 18, 1946.[2] He was a captain in field artillery.
Coaching career
Bliss began his coaching career at the Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Ohio.[3] After briefly attending the University of Michigan and serving in World War II, he became an assistant coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He was hired as the head football coach and athletic director at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota in 1947.[4]
Bliss was then hired as the head football coach at North Dakota State University–then known as North Dakota Agricultural College–where he served from 1948 to 1949.[5][6]
Later life and death
After retiring from coaching, Bliss worked for General Tire Company. He died in 2005.[7]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley City State Vikings (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1947) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Valley City State | 6–1 | 1st | ||||||
| Valley City State: | 6–1 | ||||||||
| North Dakota State Bison (North Central Conference) (1948–1949) | |||||||||
| 1948 | North Dakota State | 3–7 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1949 | North Dakota State | 0–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| North Dakota State: | 3–16 | 2–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–17 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "All-Time Letterwinners". Purdue University. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Index Record for Clyde Bliss (1916) Veterans Affairs Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem Death File", Fold3 by Ancestry.com website. Retrieved November 25, 2020. Enlistment Date is listed as "5 Jul 1942" and Release Date is listed as "18 May 1946".
- ^ "Football" (PDF). Montpelier High School. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "JOHPER: Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Volume 18". American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. 1947. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Bliss Named Successor To Hollingsworth" (PDF). North Dakota State University. April 20, 1948. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "NDSU Football Coaching History". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Clyde Howard Bliss". Akron Beacon Journal. July 4, 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2019.