cfbhof_year player_team death_date death_place coach_years birth_place player_positions overall_record player_years coach_team sport cfbhof_id birth_date article_title name
2013 west texas a & m philadelphia eagles 24 march 2003 orange , connecticut 1948 -- 1965 littlefield , texas fullback 107 -- 41 -- 6 1935 -- 1937 1938 -- 1940 southern connecticut state football 90281 16 december 1916 jess dow
 jess dow
jess dow

jess elwood `` woody '' dow -lrb- december 16 , 1916 -- march 24 , 2003 -rrb- was an american football player and coach .
he played college football at west texas state college -- now west texas a&m university -- and then professionally with the philadelphia eagles of the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- .
dow served as the head football coach at southern connecticut state university -- then known as new haven state teachers college and southern connecticut state college -- from 1948 to 1965 , compiling a record of 107 -- 41 -- 6 .
he was inducted into the college football hall of fame as a coach in 2013 .
