Hornsby Howell

Hornsby Howell (September 3, 1927 – October 3, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina A&T University from 1968 to 1976, compiling a record of 55–34–4.^[1]

Hornsby Howell

Biographical details
Born	(1927-09-03)September 3, 1927
Died	October 3, 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 90) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1946	North Carolina A&T
Position	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950–1952	Jordan Sellers HS (NC)
1961	Southern (assistant)
1964–1967	North Carolina A&T (assistant)
1968–1976	North Carolina A&T
1982	Georgia (scout team)
Basketball
1964–1968	North Carolina A&T (assistant)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1968–?	North Carolina A&T
1996–1998	Savannah State (interim AD)
Head coaching record
Overall	55–34–4 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MEAC (1975)
Awards
2× MEAC Coach of the Year (1974–1975)

In 1982, he was a scout team assistant coach at the University of Georgia, becoming the school's first African-American football coach.^[2]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1968–1970)
1968	North Carolina A&T	8–1	6–1	2nd
1969	North Carolina A&T	6–2–1	5–1–1	4th
1970	North Carolina A&T	4–6	0–3	8th (Southern)
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1976)
1971	North Carolina A&T	6–4–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
1972	North Carolina A&T	8–2	4–2	T–2nd
1973	North Carolina A&T	4–6–1	1–4–1	6th
1974	North Carolina A&T	5–6	2–4	5th
1975	North Carolina A&T	8–3	5–1	T–1st
1976	North Carolina A&T	6–4–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
North Carolina A&T:		55–34–4	29–20–4
Total:		55–34–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth