Scott Alden Explained

Scott Alden
Birth Place:1907
Death Date:December 12, 1977 (aged 70)
Death Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1927
Player Team2:Tennessee
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1930–1932
Coach Team2:Austin Peay
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1930–1933
Coach Team4:Austin Peay
Coach Sport5:Baseball
Coach Years6:1931–1932
Coach Team6:Austin Peay
Overall Record:9–8–5 (football)
24–17 (basketball)
6–7 (baseball)

Samuel Scott Alden (1907 – December 12, 1977)[1] was an American special assistant to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director J. Edgar Hoover, FBI special agent, director of the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, lawyer, college professor, and a college sports coach.[1] [2] He was also a direct descendant of John Alden, a pilgrim who came to the United States on the Mayflower.[1] Alden studied at the University of Tennessee where he played for coach Robert Neyland on their 1927 football team,[3] but did not graduate from there.[2] He instead enrolled in and graduated from Peabody College, then chose to pursue a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School.[1] [2]

Alden spent 27 years in the FBI, he was either a special agent or a special agent in charge of offices in Miami, Savannah, Knoxville, Dallas, Little Rock, and Baltimore.[1] When he was in charge of the Knoxville office he was appointed as the first director of the state's Alcoholic Beverage Commission, a position he held for nine years (1963–1972).[1] [2] [4]

In addition to Alden's government life, he served as the head coach for the football, basketball, and baseball teams at Austin Peay State University. He was one of the first coaches in all three sports at the school and finished with career head coaching records of 9–8–5 (football), 24–17 (basketball), and 6–7 (baseball). While at Austin Peay, Alden was also a professor of history.[1]

Head coaching record

Baseball

Notes and References

  1. News: December 14, 1977 . Former Aide to Hoover Burial Slated Today . April 9, 2016 . . . 24 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Squires . Jim . November 5, 1967 . 3 Men All Powerful on Liquor Control . April 9, 2016 . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . 22 . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: October 15, 1927 . 1927 Football Program – UT vs Mississippi . April 11, 2016 . utk.edu . University of Tennessee . June 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602193543/http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=254&pg=2&catid=58 . dead .
  4. News: September 27, 1963 . Alden to Head Liquor Board . April 9, 2016 . The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee . 4 . Newspapers.com.