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1914
  
Washington and Lee

Name
  
Edward Donahue

1917–1920
  
Clemson

1924
  
Dover Senators

c. 1915
  
Washington and Lee


Sport(s)
  
Football, basketball, baseball, track

Died
  
October 29, 1961 (aged 70) Boston, Massachusetts

Edward A. "Jiggs" Donahue (c. 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. He was an alumnus of Washington and Lee College where he played football and baseball. Donahue joined the football coaching staff at Western Reserve University in 1931, serving as the backfield coach under head coach Tom Keady. Donahue died on October 29, 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 70.

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