Dudy Noble

Clark Randolph "Dudy" Noble (May 6, 1893 – February 2, 1963) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator.

College

Born in Learned, Mississippi, Noble attended Mississippi State University (then known as Mississippi A&M College) in Starkville, Mississippi. During his college days he earned 14 varsity letters in four sports—football, basketball, baseball and track. He graduated in 1915.

Coaching and administrative career

After his college playing days were over, Noble went on to coach basketball, football, and most notably baseball at the college level for three different schools in his home state; Mississippi College, The University of Mississippi, and his alma mater Mississippi A&M.

Mississippi College

His first coaching job was as the head football coach at Mississippi College in 1916. While there he earned his first coaching victory when he led the Choctaws to a 13–6 upset over Mississippi State in a game played in Aberdeen, Mississippi. The Choctaws finished the season with a record of 4-3