J. Quinn Decker

J. Quinn Decker
Biographical details
Sport(s)	College football
Born	October 29, 1907
Died	December 20, 1987(1987-12-20) (aged 80)
Playing career
?	Tennessee
Position(s)	Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1938	Centre College
1946-1952	The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall	23-39-1

James Quinn Decker (October 29, 1907 – December 20, 1987)^[1] was a college football player, coach, and sports figure in the United States.

Playing career

Decker played Fullback for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. He later became an assistant coach at the school.^[2]

Coaching career

High school coaching

Before coaching in college, Decker had coached football at the high school level^[3] at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.^[4]

Centre College

Decker was the head coach of the Centre College Praying Colonels in Danville, Kentucky from 1938^[5] until completion of the 1941 season.^[6]

The Citadel

Quinn was the 11th head college football coach for The Citadel Bulldogs located in Charleston, South Carolina and he held that position for seven seasons, from 1946 until 1952. His career coaching record at The Citadel was 23 wins, 39 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him eighth at The Citadel in total wins and 19th at The Citadel in winning percentage.^[7]

References

↑ J. Quinn Decker's obituary
↑ NCAA News January 6, 1988
↑ Tennessee Volunteers: Colorful Tales of the Orange and White By Randy Moore, (c) 2006, page 45
↑ Fountain Citians Who Made A Difference
↑ Lakeland Ledger "Former Citadel Coach Dies" December 22, 1987
↑ Centre College Football coaches
↑ Citadel Coaching Records

External links

Centre Colonels head football coaches

Samuel L. McKee (1879–1880)
Unknown (1881–1890)
Walter L. Berry (1891–1893)
Messler (1894)
Lowndes (1895)
H. McC. Anderson (1896–1897)
Dick Van Winkle (1898)
Edgar Tanner (1899)
Hamill (1900)
Hall (1901)
Ed Tutwiler (1902)
H. A. Chiles (1903–1904)
William E. Johnston (1905–1908)
M. B. Banks (1909–1911)
Patrick O'Brien (1912–1913)
Merle C. Knapp (1914)
Orville B. Littick (1915)
Robert L. Myers (1917)
Charley Moran (1918–1923)
Robert L. Myers (1924)
Harold B. Ofstie (1925)
Boise Porrhoff (1928)
Ed Kubale (1929–1937)
J. Quinn Decker (1938–1941)
Laird Holt (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Carl Anderson (1946–1950)
William L. Crabtree (1951)
T. Briscoe Inman (1952–1956)
Joe Brummett (1957–1960)
Spencer Holt (1961–1962)
Briscoe Inman (1963–1965)
Steele Harmon (1966–1971)
Herb McGuire (1972–1979)
Joe McDaniel (1980–1997)
Andy Frye (1998– )

The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches

Syd Smith (1905)
Ralph Foster (1906–1908)
Sam Costen (1909–1910)
Louis LeTellier (1911–1912)
George C. Rogers (1913–1915)
Harvey O'Brien (1916–1918)
George C. Rogers (1919)
Harvey O'Brien (1920–1921)
Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1965)
Red Parker (1966–1972)
Bobby Ross (1973–1977)
Art Baker (1978–1982)
Tom Moore (1983–1986)
Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995)
Don Powers (1996–2000)
Ellis Johnson (2001–2003)
John Zernhelt (2004)
Kevin Higgins (2005–2013)
Mike Houston (2014–2015)
Brent Thompson (2016– )

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