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Chief Boston

American football player and coach (1917–2002)

Summary

American football player and coach (1917–2002)

Field	Value
name	Chief Boston
image	Clarence_Elijah_Boston.png
caption	Boston in The Granite yearbook of New Hampshire, during the 1949 season
birth_date	April 13, 1917
birth_place	Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Nashville, Indiana, U.S.
alma_mater	Harvard (1939)
player_years1	1936–1938
player_team1	Harvard
player_positions	Quarterback, kicker
coach_years1	1939
coach_team1	University School (OH)
coach_years2	1940–1941
coach_team2	Harvard (freshmen)
coach_years3	1946–1947
coach_team3	Harvard (JV)
coach_years4	1948
coach_team4	Army (backfield)
coach_years5	1949–1964
coach_team5	New Hampshire
overall_record	60–57–10
championships	4 Yankee Conference (1950, 1953, 1954, 1962)

Clarence Elijah "Chief" Boston (April 13, 1917 – May 4, 2002) was an American football player, college football coach—most notably at the University of New Hampshire—and United States Army officer.

Early years

Boston was born in Providence, Rhode Island, graduated from Moses Brown School there, and attended Harvard. At Harvard, Boston competed in wrestling, baseball, and football. He was a champion wrestler, and graduated from Harvard in 1939.

Coaching career

Boston coached high school football at University School near Cleveland, before returning to Harvard in 1940 as coach of the freshman football team. After coaching football for two seasons, and also coaching wrestling, Boston entered the United States Army in February 1942. Boston served in the Third Army, commanded by George S. Patton, and received a Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit, Boston returned to Harvard in 1946, coaching the junior varsity football team and wrestling. In May 1948, he was named as backfield coach for Army, under head coach Earl Blaik.

In March 1949, Boston was named head coach of the New Hampshire Wildcats, succeeding Bill Glassford, who had resigned to coach Nebraska. Boston coached the Wildcats from 1949 to 1964, compiling a record of 60–57–10. During his 16 seasons with New Hampshire, the Wildcats won four Yankee Conference titles, He resigned in January 1965, after the team had gone a combined 3–12–1 during the 1963 and 1964 seasons.

Personal life

Boston was inducted to the Harvard Varsity Club hall of fame in 1971, and the University of New Hampshire athletic hall of fame in 1995. He remained active in the Army Reserve, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 1960s while serving as executive officer of the 304th Infantry Regiment based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Boston and his wife, Mary, had two daughters and a son.

Head coaching record

Notes

References

(August 26, 1941). ""Chief" Boston Dead; Newsman Was Father of Harvard Grid Star". [[The Boston Globe]].
(May 9, 1939). "Boston, Daughters, Harvard Grid Stars, Get Coaching Jobs". [[The Boston Globe]].
(March 13, 1940). ""Chief" Boston Returns". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].
(February 12, 1942). "Coach Enters Service". [[The Berkshire Eagle]].
(December 1, 1946). "40-Man Wrestling Squad at Harvard". [[The Boston Globe]].
Miller, Vern. (May 11, 1948). ""Chief" Boston to Coach Army Varsity Backfield". [[The Boston Globe]].
(March 8, 1949). ""Chief" Boston Named Head Grid Coach at N.H.". [[The Boston Globe]].
(May 6, 2002). "Official Site of UNH Athletics-Legendary UNH Football Coach Clarence E. "Chief" Boston Dies at Age 85". [[New Hampshire Wildcats]].
Birtwell, Roger. (December 4, 1962). "Spiezio Wins Senior Award". [[The Boston Globe]].
(January 21, 1965). "Boston Quitting As N.H. Grid Coach". [[The Boston Globe]].
"Clarence Elijah Boston '39".
(December 1, 2019). "UNH Wildcats - Hall of Fame".
(May 8, 1963). "Self Discipline Important Says Lt. Col. Boston". Leavenworth Times.

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