Sam Winningham
Sam Neal Winningham (born October 11, 1926) is a former American football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at San Fernando Valley State College —now known as California State University, Northridge—from 1962 to 1968, compiling a record of 21–42–1.[2] He went on to become the chair of the physical education department at CSUN.[3] Winningham played college football at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was a quarterback.[4] Winningham was hired as the first head football coach at Valley State in 1960. He was the head football coach at Bent County High School in Las Animas, Colorado from 1950 to 1952 and Phoenix Union High School in Phoenix Arizona from 1953 to 1959, amassing a career high school football coaching record of 58–35–3. Winningham earned a master's degree at Arizona State University,[5] and a Ph.D. in physical education from the University of Southern California. Winningham was born in Colby, Kansas, the son of Alida (Bogan) and Neal Winningham.[1] His daughter is the actress Mare Winningham.[6]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1926[1] Colby, Kansas[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1948–1949 | Colorado |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950–1952 | Bent County HS (CO) |
| 1953–1959 | Phoenix Union HS (AZ) |
| 1962–1968 | Valley State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–42–1 (college) 58–35–3 (high school) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley State Matadors (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1962–1968) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Valley State | 3–6 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1963 | Valley State | 2–6 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1964 | Valley State | 4–6 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1965 | Valley State | 1–9 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1966 | Valley State | 2–7–1 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1967 | Valley State | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | L Pasadena | ||||
| 1968 | Valley State | 5–4 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| Plymouth State: | 21–42–1 | 7–23 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–42–1 | ||||||||
References
- "Football Coach Sam Winningham Spirit Plaza". Cal State Northridge Matadors. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- Springer, Steve (November 22, 1987). "Class of '67 Is Still CSUN's Dream Team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- "Sam Winningham". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Arizonan Names VSC Grid Mentor". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. June 9, 1960. p. 128. Retrieved March 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
- Smith, Cecil (May 5, 1980). "Mare Does a Lot of Cheering: Actress Mare Winningham". Los Angeles Times.