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Samuel Archer

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Samuel Archer
Biographical details
Born	(1870-12-23)December 23, 1870 Chesterfield, Virginia, U.S.
Died	January 15, 1941(1941-01-15) (aged 70) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1901	Colgate

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1905–1908	Morehouse
1912–1915	Morehouse

Head coaching record
Overall	35–2–5

Samuel Archer

5th President of Morehouse College
Preceded by	John Hope
Succeeded by	Charles D. Hubert As Acting President

Samuel Howard "Big Boy" Archer Sr. (December 23, 1870 – January 15, 1941) was an American college football player and coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Morehouse CollegeinAtlanta, Georgia from 1905 to 1908 and again from 1912 to 1915, compiling a record of 35–2–5.^[1]

Archer was a graduate of Colgate University, where he and George L. Hayes were the first African Americans to play for the Colgate Raiders football team in 1899.^[2]

He went on to teach mathematics at Morehouse College, and served that institution in many capacities for 33 years.^[3] He was the fifth president of Morehouse from 1931 to 1937.^[4] He died in 1941 and is buried in Atlanta's South-View Cemetery.^[5]

Head coaching record

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Year	Team	Overall
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Independent) (1905–1908)
1905	Morehouse	4–0
1906	Morehouse	4–0
1907	Morehouse	5–0–1
1908	Morehouse	7–0
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Independent) (1912)
1912	Morehouse	5–0
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1913–1915)
1913	Morehouse	3–1–2
1914	Morehouse	5–1
1915	Morehouse	2–0–2
Morehouse:		35–2–5
Total:		35–2–5

References

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^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Morehouse Maroon Tigers. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

^ "Leather helmets and the flying wedge". The Colgate Scene. XXXIII (2). September 2004. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. The 1899 football team included Colgate's first two identified African American players, George L. Hayes (above), Class of 1903, and Samuel H. Archer, Class of 1903. Both men went on to distinguished careers as educators. Hayes retired as superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools. Archer was also the star of the Colgate Debate Team and was chosen as one of six commencement speakers in recognition of his speaking ability and standing as a student. He retired from public life as president of Morehouse College.

^ "Dr. S.H. Archer, Dies, Burial Tomorrow". The Atlanta Constitution. January 16, 1941. Retrieved June 21, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

^ "The Samuel Howard Archer Collection". Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

^ Henderson, D.L. (2018). South-View: An African American City of the Dead. Dunwoody, Georgia: Carrelspin Press. pp. 171–172. ISBN 978-0998577203. OCLC 1048552699.

Morehouse Maroon Tigers head football coaches

Charles Willis (1900–1901)
Alfred D. Jones (1902–1904)
Samuel Archer (1905–1908)
Matthew W. Bullock (1909–1911)
Samuel Archer (1912–1915)
Burwell Towns Harvey (1916–1925)
Ted Robinson (1926)
Burwell Towns Harvey (1927–1928)
Ray Vaughan (1929–1931)
Frank Forbes (1932–1933)
J. Mayo Williams (1934)
Frank Forbes (1935–1942)
Vernon "Red" Smith (1943–1944)
Frank Forbes (1945–1949)
Joe Echols (1950–1954)
James E. Haines (1955–1956)
Duke Foster (1957–1966)
Henry Darlington (1967–1971)
Frank Merchant (1972)
Michael A. Gray (1973–1978)
Maurice Hunt (1979–1989)
Dwight Scales (1990)
Craig M. Cason (1991–1993)
Vincent Williams (1994)
Maurice Hunt (1995–1996)
Doug Williams (1997)
Frank Hickson (1998)
Anthony Jones (1999–2001)
Willard Scissum (2002–2004)
Terry Beauford (2005–2006)
Rich Freeman (2007–2019)
No team (2020)
Rich Freeman (2021–2022)
Gerard Wilcher (2023)
Terance Mathis (2024– )

Presidents of Morehouse College

Robert (1871–84)
Estes (1884-1885)*
Graves (1885–90)
Sale (1890–1906)
Hope (1906–31)
Archer (1931–37)
Hubert (1937–40)*
Mays (1940–67)
Gloster (1967–87)
Keith (1987–94)
Perdue (1994-1995)*
Massey (1995–2007)
Franklin (2007–12)
Sheftall, Jr. (January 2013)*
Wilson (2013–2017)
Thomas (2018– )
* Exercised the Office of President with the Title “Acting”

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