About Volney Ashford
Lived 1907 – 1973 (aged 65). Volney Ashford was an American head coach.
Volney C. Ashford (November 15, 1907 – October 14, 1973) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach at Missouri Valley College for 28 season, from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1967. He led the Missouri Valley Vikings to nine bowl games, including the Mineral Water Bowl in 1955 and the 1956 Tangerine Bowl.
Ashford left Missouri Valley during World War II to serve in the United States Navy. He was commissioned a lieutenant junior grade and left for the North Carolina Pre-Flight School at Chapel Hill, North Carolina in the spring of 1943. Ashford was later stationed at Iowa City, Iowa and returned to Missouri Valley in December 1945.
Ashford died of a heart attack on October 14, 1973. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Who was Volney Ashford?
American football coach (1907-1973)
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Volney Ashford was born on 15 November 1907 in Chicago.
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Volney Ashford died on 14 October 1973 in Marshall.
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Volney Ashford was a head coach.
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Volney Ashford was American.
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