Zora Clevenger

Zora Clevenger

Biographical details
Born	(1881-12-12)December 12, 1881 Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Died	November 24, 1970(1970-11-24) (aged 88) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1900–1903	Indiana
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908–1910	Nebraska Wesleyan
1911–1915	Tennessee
1916–1919	Kansas State
Basketball
1904–1906	Indiana
1907–1911	Nebraska Wesleyan
1911–1916	Tennessee
1916–1920	Kansas State
Baseball
1905–1906	Indiana
1908–1911	Nebraska Wesleyan
1911–1916	Tennessee
1919–1921	Kansas State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1906	Indiana
1916–1920	Kansas State
1921–1923	Missouri
1923–1946	Indiana
Head coaching record
Overall	47–32–7 (football) 151–72 (basketball) 97–84–4 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 SIAA (1914)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1968 (profile)

Zora Goodwin Clevenger (December 12, 1881 – November 24, 1970) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and pioneering athletic director. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University (1908–1910), the University of Tennessee (1911–1915), and Kansas State University (1916–1919), compiling a record of 47–32–7. Clevenger was also the head basketball coach at Indiana University (1904–1906), Nebraska Wesleyan (1907–1911), Tennessee (1911–1916), and Kansas State (1916–1919), and was baseball coach at Indiana (1905–1906), Nebraska Wesleyan (1908–1911), Tennessee (1911–1916), and Kansas State (1919–1921). Clevenger served as the athletic director at Kansas State (1916–1920), the University of Missouri (1921–1923), and Indiana (1923–1946). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1968.