Arnett W. "Ace" Mumford (1898 – April 28, 1962) was an American football

American football

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 coach. He served as the head football coach at historically black colleges and universities

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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 in Texas and Louisiana from 1924 to 1961, compiling a career college football

College football

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 record of 233–85–23. His head coaching positions were at Jarvis Christian College

Jarvis Christian College

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 (1924–1926), Bishop College

Bishop College

Bishop College was a historically black college, founded in Marshall, Texas, and later moved to Dallas, Texas, that operated from 1881 to 1988.-History:...

 (1927–1929), Texas College

Texas College

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 (1931–1935), and Southern University

Southern University

Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott’s Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section...

 (1936–1961). Mumford led the Southern Jaguars football

Southern Jaguars football

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 team to five black national championships. He also coached Southern to the 1941 black national championship in basketball by taking the National Invitational Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament. Mumford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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 in 2001.

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