Joe Echols

Joseph G. Echols (March 23, 1917 – March 28, 1977)^[1] was an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and Negro league baseball player.

Joe Echols

Biographical details
Born	(1917-03-23)March 23, 1917
Died	March 28, 1977(1977-03-28) (aged 60)
Playing career
Baseball
1939	Newark Eagles
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950–1954	Morehouse
1955–1960	Norfolk State
Head coaching record
Overall	44–41–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Eastern Intercollegiate (1957, 1959)

Early life and baseball career

Raised in Englewood, New Jersey, Echols played prep football at St. Cecilia High School in Englewood.^[2][3] In 1939, Echols played for the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League.^[4]

Coaching career

Echols served as the head football coach at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1950 to 1954 and at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia from 1955 to 1960. The home basketball arena on Norfolk State's campus is named Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in his honor.^[5]

Death

Echols died at the age of 60, on March 28, 1977.^[3][6]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1954)
1950	Morehouse	1–6–1
1951	Morehouse	3–4	2–3	11th
1952	Morehouse	3–5–1
1953	Morehouse	5–3
1954	Morehouse	4–4
Morehouse:		16–22–2
Norfolk State Spartans (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1955–1960)
1955	Norfolk State	3–5
1956	Norfolk State	2–6
1957	Norfolk State	5–1		1st
1958	Norfolk State	5–3
1959	Norfolk State	7–1–1		1st
1960	Norfolk State	6–3
Norfolk State:		28–19–1
Total:		44–41–3
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth