Cliff Speegle

Cliff Speegle

Biographical details
Born	(1917-11-05)November 5, 1917 Roosevelt, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	September 5, 1994(1994-09-05) (aged 76) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1938–1940	Oklahoma
1945	Chicago Cardinals
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1953	Colgate (line)
1954	Edmonton Eskimos (line)
1955–1962	Oklahoma A&M/State
1963–1964	Toronto Argonauts (assistant)
1965–1966	Texas Western (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1973–1982	SWC (commissioner)
Head coaching record
Overall	36–42–3
Bowls	1–0

Clifton M. Speegle (November 4, 1917 – September 5, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater from 1955 to 1962, compiling a record of 36–42–3. During his tenure, Oklahoma State was 0–8 in the Bedlam Series, their rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners. Speegle was fired in 1962. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma from 1938 to 1940.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	AP#
Oklahoma A&M Aggies (Missouri Valley Conference) (1955–1956)
1955	Oklahoma A&M	2–8	1–3	T–4th
1956	Oklahoma A&M	3–5–2	2–1–1	T–2nd
Oklahoma State Cowboys (NCAA University Division independent) (1957–1959)
1957	Oklahoma State	6–3–1
1958	Oklahoma State	8–3			W Bluegrass	19
1959	Oklahoma State	6–4
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Big Eight Conference) (1960–1962)
1960	Oklahoma State	3–7	2–5	T–6th
1961	Oklahoma State	4–6	2–5	T–6th
1962	Oklahoma State	4–6	2–5	6th
Oklahoma A&M/State:		36–42–3	9–19–1
Total:		36–42–3
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
• Cliff Speegle at Find a Grave
• Cliff Speegle's obituary