Chief Aiken
American football coach, college athletics administrator, and real estate developer
About Chief Aiken
Lived 1893 – 1965 (aged 72). Chief Aiken was an American businessperson and coach.
Walter Henry "Chief" Aiken (January 31, 1893 – December 14, 1965) was an American college football coach, athletics administrator, and real estate developer. He served as the head football coach at both Atlanta University and Clark College in Atlanta, which later merged to form Clark Atlanta University. After assisting head football coach Tubby Johnson at Fisk University in 1929, Aiken was hired at the athletic director at Clark in 1930 to succeed Sam B. Taylor.
Aiken was born in Dover, Delaware and was a graduate of Hampton Institute—now known as Hampton University. He died on December 14, 1965, in Atlanta.
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Who was Chief Aiken?
American football coach, college athletics administrator, and real estate developer (1893-1965)
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Chief Aiken was born on 31 January 1893 in Dover.
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Chief Aiken died on 14 December 1965 in Atlanta.
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Chief Aiken was a businessperson and coach.
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Chief Aiken was American.
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