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'''Douglas Legate Howard''' (February 11, 1885 &ndash; December 14, 1936) was an American naval officer and the head coach of the [[Navy Midshipmen football|United States Naval Academy]] football team from 1911 until 1914.
'''Douglas Legate Howard''' (February 11, 1885 &ndash; December 14, 1936) was a football player and coach and officer in the [[United States Navy]]. He served as the commander of three destroyers during [[World War I]] and later as the division commander of destroyers with command of the fleet flagship, the [[USS Washington (ACR-11)|USS Seattle]].

He also served as a player, captain, and head coach of the [[Navy Midshipmen football]] team. In four years as Navy's head football coach, Howard's teams compiled 25–7–4 record. He also served as the Naval Academy's athletic director from 1919 to 1921.

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After retiring from the Navy, Howard served from 1934 to 1936 as the dean of [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] and, for a short time prior to his death, as president of the Annapolis Banking and Trust Company.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Howard was born in 1885 in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]. His father, [[Thomas B. Howard]], was an officer in the United States Navy, and his grandfather, [[Abram Claude]], was the mayor of Annapolis and a member of the faculty at the [[United States Naval Academy]]. Howard attended the Naval Academy preparatory school and then the academy itself. He played for the Navy football teams in 1900, 1901, and 1905, serving as captain of the [[1905 Navy Midshipmen football team]] the compiled a 10–1–1 record. He was also the Academy's heavyweight boxing champion and received the Thompson Trophy Cup as the midshipmen who had done the most to promote athletics.<ref name=BS34>{{cite news|title=St. John's Names Capt. D.L. Howard: Retired Naval Officer Appointed Assistant To Acting President Of College|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=February 27, 1934|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72295529/douglas-legate-howard/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Howard was born in 1885 in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]. His father, [[Thomas B. Howard]], was an officer in the United States Navy, and his grandfather, [[Abram Claude]], was the mayor of Annapolis and a member of the faculty at the [[United States Naval Academy]]. Howard attended the St. John's preparatory school for two years and then the Naval Academy itself. He played football at the academy, serving as captain of the [[1905 Navy Midshipmen football team]] the compiled a 10–1–1 record. He was also the academy's heavyweight boxing champion and received the Thompson Trophy Cup as the midshipmen who had done the most to promote athletics.<ref name=BS34>{{cite news|title=St. John's Names Capt. D.L. Howard: Retired Naval Officer Appointed Assistant To Acting President Of College|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=February 27, 1934|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72295529/douglas-legate-howard/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name=BS36/><ref>{{cite news|title=Captain of Navy Team: Midshipman Douglas Legate Howard to be Football Leader at Annapolis Next Season|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=December 5, 1904|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72294900/captain-of-navy-team/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=1905 Navy Midshipmen Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 28, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/navy/1905-schedule.html}}</ref>


==Naval and coaching career==
==Naval and coaching career==
After graduating from the Naval Academy, he served in the Navy.<ref name=BS34/>
After graduating from the Naval Academy, he served in the Navy.<ref name=BS34/>


In 1911, Howard became the 14th head coach of the [[Navy Cadets football program. In his first year as head coach, Howard led the [[1911 Navy Midshipmen football team]] to an undefeated 6–0–3 record.<ref>{{cite news|title=1911 Navy Midshipmen Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 28, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/navy/1911.html}}</ref> He remained as head coach for four seasons, from 1911 until 1914. His coaching record at Navy was 25–7–4.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/navy/coaching_records.php Navy Midshipmen football coaching records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214091548/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/navy/coaching_records.php |date=December 14, 2013 }}</ref>
In February 1911, Howard was selected as the 14th head coach of the [[Navy Midshipmen football]] program.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ensign Howard to Coach Navy Eleven|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 16, 1911|page=12|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/02/16/104856476.html?pageNumber=12}}</ref> In his first year as head coach, Howard led the [[1911 Navy Midshipmen football team]] to an undefeated 6–0–3 record.<ref>{{cite news|title=1911 Navy Midshipmen Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 28, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/navy/1911-schedule.html}}</ref> He remained as head coach for four seasons, from 1911 until 1914. His coaching record at Navy was 25–7–4.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/navy/coaching_records.php Navy Midshipmen football coaching records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214091548/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/independents/navy/coaching_records.php |date=December 14, 2013 }}</ref>

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Howard returned to active duty in 1915 following the outbreak of [[World War I]]. He served as commanding officer of the [[USS Drayton (DD-23)]], a destroyer that was part of the second group of American warships to enter the war zone. He also held commands during the war of two other destroyers, the [[USS Rowan (DD-64)]] and [[USS Bell (DD-95)]].<ref name=BS36b>{{cite news|title=Capt. D.L. Howard Dies at Annapolis (part 2)|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=December 15, 1936|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72324111/dl-howard/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] for distinguished service in "vigorously and unremittingly" escorting Allied convoys through waters "infested" with German U-boats.<ref name=NHHC>{{cite web|title=Douglas L. Howard (DE-138)|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy|access-date=February 28, 2021|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/douglas-l-howard-de-138.html}}</ref>

In 1919, he returned to Annapolis, serving as the Naval Academy's athletic director and Secretary-Treasurer of the Naval Athletic Association from 1919 to 1922.<ref name=BS34/><ref name=NYT22>{{cite news|title=Middies To Lose Com. D.L. Howard: Athletic Officer at Naval Academy to Be Assigned to Other Duties About Jan. 1|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 3, 1922|page=25|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/12/03/109338882.html?pageNumber=25}}</ref> As athletic director, he initiated a program requiring every midshipman to be trained in multiple sports. He hired a staff of professional trainers and coaches, and was credited with placing the Naval Academy at "a high place in college sports."<ref name=NYT22/>

After leaving the academy, Howard was assigned as navigation officer on the battleship [[USS Texas (BB-35)|USS ''Texas'']]. In July 1923, he was transferred to the [[USS Washington (ACR-11)|USS ''Seattle'']] as executive officer (1925-1928). He then served as commander of Destroyer Division 27 of the Scouting Fleet, and after that commander of Destroyer Division 33. He was next assigned to the Office of the Naval Intelligence. He attended the Navy War College from 1930 to 1931 and the Army War College in 1932.<ref name=NHHC/> He retired from the Navy in 1933.<ref name=BS34/><ref name=BS36b/>


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==Family, later years, and honors==
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Howard returned to active duty in 1915 following the outbreak of [[World War I]]. He served as commanding officer of the [[USS Drayton (DD-23)]], a destroyer that was part of the second group of American warships to enter the war zone. He also held commands during the war of two other destroyers, the [[USS Rowan (DD-64)]] and [[USS Bell (DD-95)]].<ref name=BS34/> He was awarded the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] for his distinguished service on patrol and [[convoy]] escort duty in waters infested with [[submarines]] and mines.
Howard was married in November 1910 to Ruth Bowyer, daughter of [[Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy]], Rear Admiral [[John M. Bowyer]].<ref name=BS36b/><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Ruth Bowyer To Wed: Superintendent's Daughter Will Become Mrs. Douglas Howard|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 18, 1910|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72325333/miss-ruth-bowyer-to-wed/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Bowyer Is Married: Event Hastened Because Ensign Howard Is Ordered To Sea|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 28, 1910|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72325651/miss-bowyer-is-married/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> They had two sons, J.M.B. Howard and Joseph B. Howard, and a daughter, Anne (Howard) Thomas.<ref name=BS36b/>


After retiring from the Navy, Howard was hired as the assistant to the president of [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in Annapolis.<ref name=BS34/> He became the dean at St. John's in July 1934.<ref>{{cite news|title=Capt. Howard New Dean at St. John's|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=July 14, 1934|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72331544/howard-appointed-dean/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> He resigned as dean of St John's in September 1936 to become president of the Annapolis Banking and Trust Company.<ref>{{cite news|title=St. John's Dean Resigns|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=September 26, 1936|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72332521/howard-resigns/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name=BS36>{{cite news|title=Capt. D.L. Howard Dies at Annapolis: Retired Naval Officer Was Head Of Banking And Trust Company|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=December 15, 1936|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72313363/howard-obit/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
After the war, Howard served briefly as division commander of destroyers and served as the commander of the fleet flagship, the [[USS Washington (ACR-11)|USS Seattle]]. In 1919, he returned to Annapolis, serving as the Naval Academy's athletic director from 1919 to 1921. He retired from the Navy in 1933.<ref name=BS34/>


Howard died at Annapolis on December 14, 1936, shortly after assuming the presidency of the Annapolis Banking and Trust Company. The cause of death was reported as [[apoplexy]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Capt. Howard, Former Navy Grid Star and Coach, Dies Suddenly|newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|date=December 15, 1936|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72294234/obituary-for-howard-howard-aged-51/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Capt D.L. Howard of the Navy Dies; Captain of 1906 Eleven and Coach, 1911-14, Won Trophy for Work in Athletics|newspaper=the New York Times|date=December 15, 1936|page=25|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1936/12/15/85443985.html?pageNumber=25}}</ref> His funeral was held in the Naval Academy Chapel, and he was buried at the [[United States Naval Academy Cemetery]] in Annapolis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Services Are Held for Captain Howard: Naval Officers and Enlisted Men at Rites for Former Navy Player and Coach|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 27, 1936|page=27|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1936/12/17/88092872.html?pageNumber=27}}</ref>
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==Later years and honors==
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After retiring from the Navy, Howard was hired as the assistant to the president of [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in Annapolis.<ref name=BS34/>


Howard died at Annapolis on December 14, 1936. [[USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138)]] was named in his honor. The ship was launched 24 January 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., [[Orange, Texas]]; sponsored by Mrs. D. I. Thomas, daughter of Captain Howard; and commissioned 29 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander G. D. Kissam, [[United States Navy Reserve|USNR]], in command.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d5/douglas_l_howard.htm Douglas L. Howard]</ref>
In January 1943, The United States Navy launched a destroyer escort vessel, the [[USS Douglas L. Howard (DE-138)|USS ''Douglas L. Howard'']], named in his honor. The ship was sponsored by Howard's daughter, Mrs. Donald I. Thomas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Orange Shipyards To Launch Two New Destroyers Jan. 24|newspaper=The Marshall News Messenger|date=January 28, 1943|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72327326/uss-douglas-l-howard-launched/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 14 July 2024

Douglas Legate Howard
Midshipman Douglas L. Howard
Nickname(s)"Doug"
Born(1885-02-11)February 11, 1885
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 1936(1936-12-14) (aged 51)
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Place of burial
United States Naval Academy
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1906–1933
RankCaptain
Commands
Battles/wars
AwardsNavy Cross
Spouse(s)Ruth Bowyer Howard
Other workHead coach, United States Naval Academy Midshipmen

Douglas Legate Howard (February 11, 1885 – December 14, 1936) was a football player and coach and officer in the United States Navy. He served as the commander of three destroyers during World War I and later as the division commander of destroyers with command of the fleet flagship, the USS Seattle.

He also served as a player, captain, and head coach of the Navy Midshipmen football team. In four years as Navy's head football coach, Howard's teams compiled 25–7–4 record. He also served as the Naval Academy's athletic director from 1919 to 1921.

After retiring from the Navy, Howard served from 1934 to 1936 as the dean of St. John's College and, for a short time prior to his death, as president of the Annapolis Banking and Trust Company.

Early life

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Howard was born in 1885 in Annapolis, Maryland. His father, Thomas B. Howard, was an officer in the United States Navy, and his grandfather, Abram Claude, was the mayor of Annapolis and a member of the faculty at the United States Naval Academy. Howard attended the St. John's preparatory school for two years and then the Naval Academy itself. He played football at the academy, serving as captain of the 1905 Navy Midshipmen football team the compiled a 10–1–1 record. He was also the academy's heavyweight boxing champion and received the Thompson Trophy Cup as the midshipmen who had done the most to promote athletics.[1][2][3][4]

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After graduating from the Naval Academy, he served in the Navy.[1]

In February 1911, Howard was selected as the 14th head coach of the Navy Midshipmen football program.[5] In his first year as head coach, Howard led the 1911 Navy Midshipmen football team to an undefeated 6–0–3 record.[6] He remained as head coach for four seasons, from 1911 until 1914. His coaching record at Navy was 25–7–4.[7]

Howard returned to active duty in 1915 following the outbreak of World War I. He served as commanding officer of the USS Drayton (DD-23), a destroyer that was part of the second group of American warships to enter the war zone. He also held commands during the war of two other destroyers, the USS Rowan (DD-64) and USS Bell (DD-95).[8] He was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service in "vigorously and unremittingly" escorting Allied convoys through waters "infested" with German U-boats.[9]

In 1919, he returned to Annapolis, serving as the Naval Academy's athletic director and Secretary-Treasurer of the Naval Athletic Association from 1919 to 1922.[1][10] As athletic director, he initiated a program requiring every midshipman to be trained in multiple sports. He hired a staff of professional trainers and coaches, and was credited with placing the Naval Academy at "a high place in college sports."[10]

After leaving the academy, Howard was assigned as navigation officer on the battleship USS Texas. In July 1923, he was transferred to the USS Seattle as executive officer (1925-1928). He then served as commander of Destroyer Division 27 of the Scouting Fleet, and after that commander of Destroyer Division 33. He was next assigned to the Office of the Naval Intelligence. He attended the Navy War College from 1930 to 1931 and the Army War College in 1932.[9] He retired from the Navy in 1933.[1][8]

Family, later years, and honors

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Howard was married in November 1910 to Ruth Bowyer, daughter of Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, Rear Admiral John M. Bowyer.[8][11][12] They had two sons, J.M.B. Howard and Joseph B. Howard, and a daughter, Anne (Howard) Thomas.[8]

After retiring from the Navy, Howard was hired as the assistant to the president of St. John's College in Annapolis.[1] He became the dean at St. John's in July 1934.[13] He resigned as dean of St John's in September 1936 to become president of the Annapolis Banking and Trust Company.[14][2]

Howard died at Annapolis on December 14, 1936, shortly after assuming the presidency of the Annapolis Banking and Trust Company. The cause of death was reported as apoplexy.[15][16] His funeral was held in the Naval Academy Chapel, and he was buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis.[17]

In January 1943, The United States Navy launched a destroyer escort vessel, the USS Douglas L. Howard, named in his honor. The ship was sponsored by Howard's daughter, Mrs. Donald I. Thomas.[18]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1911–1914)
1911 Navy 6–0–3
1912 Navy 6–3
1913 Navy 7–1–1
1914 Navy 6–3
Navy: 25–7–4
Total: 25–7–4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "St. John's Names Capt. D.L. Howard: Retired Naval Officer Appointed Assistant To Acting President Of College". The Baltimore Sun. February 27, 1934. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Capt. D.L. Howard Dies at Annapolis: Retired Naval Officer Was Head Of Banking And Trust Company". The Baltimore Sun. December 15, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Captain of Navy Team: Midshipman Douglas Legate Howard to be Football Leader at Annapolis Next Season". The Boston Globe. December 5, 1904. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1905 Navy Midshipmen Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ensign Howard to Coach Navy Eleven". The New York Times. February 16, 1911. p. 12.
  6. ^ "1911 Navy Midshipmen Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ Navy Midshipmen football coaching records Archived December 14, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b c d "Capt. D.L. Howard Dies at Annapolis (part 2)". The Baltimore Sun. December 15, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b "Douglas L. Howard (DE-138)". Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Middies To Lose Com. D.L. Howard: Athletic Officer at Naval Academy to Be Assigned to Other Duties About Jan. 1". The New York Times. December 3, 1922. p. 25.
  11. ^ "Miss Ruth Bowyer To Wed: Superintendent's Daughter Will Become Mrs. Douglas Howard". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1910 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Miss Bowyer Is Married: Event Hastened Because Ensign Howard Is Ordered To Sea". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1910 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Capt. Howard New Dean at St. John's". The Baltimore Sun. July 14, 1934. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "St. John's Dean Resigns". The Baltimore Sun. September 26, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Capt. Howard, Former Navy Grid Star and Coach, Dies Suddenly". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. December 15, 1936. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Capt D.L. Howard of the Navy Dies; Captain of 1906 Eleven and Coach, 1911-14, Won Trophy for Work in Athletics". the New York Times. December 15, 1936. p. 25.
  17. ^ "Services Are Held for Captain Howard: Naval Officers and Enlisted Men at Rites for Former Navy Player and Coach". The New York Times. December 27, 1936. p. 27.
  18. ^ "Orange Shipyards To Launch Two New Destroyers Jan. 24". The Marshall News Messenger. January 28, 1943 – via Newspapers.com.
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