Elza Renfro
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1902年04月03日)April 3, 1902 Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 1935(1935年09月21日) (aged 33) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1921 | Kendall / Tulsa |
| 1922–1923 | Arkansas |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1922 | Kendall / Tulsa |
| 1922–1924 | Arkansas |
| Baseball | |
| 1921–1922 | Tulsa |
| 1923–1924 | Arkansas |
| Track and field | |
| 1922–1924 | Arkansas |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1928 | Jonesboro HS (AR) |
| 1929–1932 | Hendrix (assistant) |
| 1933 | Arkansas State |
| 1934–1935 | Centenary (backfield) |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1929 | Jonesboro HS (AR) |
| 1933–1934 | Arkansas State (assistant) |
| Track and field | |
| 1925–1929 | Jonesboro HS (AR) |
| 1933–1934 | Arkansas State (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1929 | Jonesboro HS (AR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–4–2 (college football) |
Elza Tillman Renfro (April 3, 1902 – September 21, 1935) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach of football, basketball, and track. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—for one season in 1933, compiling a record of 2–4–2.[1]
Renfro initially began his college playing career with the University of Tulsa.[2] In 1922, he transferred to the University of Arkansas.
After four seasons as head football coach and athletic director of Jonesboro High School, Renfro left to become an assistant coach for Hendrix College in 1929.[3] He held the post for four years before becoming the head football coach for Arkansas State College.[4] [5] He took over for Jack Dale who resigned to become the head coach at Paragould High School.[6] After an unsuccessful 2–4–2 rookie season, Renfro opted to leave the Jonesboro school and become the backfield coach to Curtis Parker at the Centenary College of Louisiana.[7] He held the position until his death.
Renfro died of blood poisoning in 1935.[8]
Head coaching record
[edit ]College football
[edit ]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1933) | ||||||||
| 1933 | Arkansas State | 2–4–2 | 1–3–1 | |||||
| Arkansas State: | 2–4–2 | 1–3–1 | ||||||
| Total: | 2–4–2 | |||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ "To Arkansas Post". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . August 24, 1933. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "T. U.'s Star Quarterback Won't be in Battle at Shawnee Friday". Tulsa World. November 3, 1921. p. 10. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Renfro Signed as Assistant Coach at Conway School". The Wagoner Tribune. August 8, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Wagoner Native Gets Coach Job". Muskogee Times-Democrat. July 28, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ "Elza Renfro, Wagoner, Is Named Arkansas State Head Grid Coach". The Wagoner Tribune. July 18, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Bulldogs Showing Much Improvement In Daily Workouts". Paragould Daily Press. September 20, 1933. p. 6. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Renfro Is Named Centenary Coach". The Wagoner Tribune. January 16, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "Coach E. T. Renfro of Centenary College Dies". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. Associated Press. September 23, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2016 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; E.T. Renfro". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Arkansas State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Arkansas State University Athletics. pp. 164, 184, 238. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
External links
[edit ]
- 1902 births
- 1935 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- Arkansas Razorbacks baseball players
- Arkansas Razorbacks football players
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball players
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
- Arkansas Razorbacks track and field coaches
- Arkansas State Red Wolves football coaches
- Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball coaches
- Centenary Gentlemen football coaches
- Hendrix Warriors football coaches
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball players
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players
- High school athletic directors in the United States
- High school basketball coaches in Arkansas
- High school football coaches in Arkansas
- High school track and field coaches in the United States
- Coaches of American football from Oklahoma
- Players of American football from Oklahoma
- Baseball players from Oklahoma
- Basketball coaches from Oklahoma
- Basketball players from Oklahoma
- Deaths from sepsis in the United States
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1930s stubs