Edward Donahue

Edward Donahue
	Donahue at Clemson in 1920
Biographical details
Born	February 5, 1891; Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 29, 1971 (aged 80); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914	Washington and Lee
Baseball
c. 1915	Washington and Lee
1924	Dover Senators
Position(s)	Quarterback (football); Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1916	Washington and Lee (assistant)
1917–1920	Clemson
1931	Western Reserve (backfield)
Basketball
1916–1917	Washington and Lee
1917–1919	Clemson
Baseball
1918–1919	Clemson
1923–1926	Dover Senators
1927	Easton Farmers
1928	Martinsburg Blue Sox
1928	Cambridge Canners
1937	Dover Orioles
1938	Greenville Spinners
1940	Hollywood Chiefs
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1917–1920	Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall	21–12–3 (college football); 19–3 (college basketball); 17–21–1 (college baseball)

Edward Ambrose "Jiggs" Donahue^[1]^[a] (February 5, 1891 – October 29, 1961) was an American football and baseball player, coach of multiple sports, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University from 1917 to 1920, compiling a record of 21–12–3 (.625). He also served as the school's basketball and baseball coach, as well as the track coach. Donahue joined the football coaching staff at Western Reserve University in 1931, serving as the backfield coach under head coach Tom Keady.^[2]

Donahue attended Somerville High School in Somerville, Massachusetts and Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. At Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia he starred in baseball as a catcher.^[3] Donahue died on October 29, 1961, in Boston, at the age of 70.^[4]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Clemson Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917–1920)
1917	Clemson	6–2	5–1	T–2nd
1918	Clemson	5–2	3–1	4th
1919	Clemson	6–2–2	3–2–2	11th
1920	Clemson	4–6–1	2–6	17th
Clemson:		21–12–3	13–10–2
Total:		21–12–3

Notes[edit]

^ Not to be confused with major-league baseball players John A. "Jiggs" Donahue (1879–1913) and John F. "Jiggs" Donahue (1894–1949).

References[edit]

^ "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. June 1917. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via fold3.com.
^ "New Staff At Reserve; Jiggs Donahue Selected; Open With Purdue Team". The Salem News. Salem, Ohio. August 13, 1931. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Scouts Watching Him". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 20, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ ""Jiggs" Donahue dies". Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. Associated Press. October 31, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved December 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Edward Donahue at Find a Grave

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[2] Not to be confused with major-league baseball players John A. "Jiggs" Donahue (1879–1913) and John F. "Jiggs" Donahue (1894–1949).

[1] "Draft Registration Card". Selective Service System. June 1917. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via fold3.com.

[3] "New Staff At Reserve; Jiggs Donahue Selected; Open With Purdue Team". The Salem News. Salem, Ohio. August 13, 1931. p. 5. Retrieved December 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "Scouts Watching Him". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. July 20, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] ""Jiggs" Donahue dies". Newport Daily News. Newport, Rhode Island. Associated Press. October 31, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved December 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .

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