Sport(s) Football 1924–1926 Jarvis Christian Overall 233–85–23 | 1927–1929 Bishop Name Ace Mumford Role Coach | |
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Died April 28, 1962, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | ||
Arnett William "Ace" Mumford (November 26, 1898 – April 28, 1962) was an American football coach, who was an alumnus of Wilberforce University. He served as the head football coach at historically black colleges and universities in Texas and Louisiana from 1924 to 1961, compiling a career college football record of 233–85–23. His head coaching positions were at Jarvis Christian College (1924–1926), Bishop College (1927–1929), Texas College (1931–1935), and Southern University (1936–1961). Mumford led the Southern Jaguars football team to five black national championships. He also coached Southern to the 1941 black national championship in basketball by taking the National Invitational Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament. Mumford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.