Clark Daniel Shaughnessy

Football Coach

Birthday March 6, 1892

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Minnesota

DEATH DATE May 15, 1970 (78)

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About

Football coach who revived the T-formation strategy after decades of disuse.

Before Fame

He was head coach of the University of Chicago football program and went to Stanford after UC dropped football altogether.

Trivia

At Stanford he took over a struggling, but talent-filled team, and brought back a variation of the T-formation that emphasized deception and motion.

Family Life

He met his wife, L. Mae in New Orleans, while coaching at Tulane Univesity.

Associated With

He coached quarterback Frankie Albert at Stanford.