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Patton, and received a Bronze Star and the Legion of Merit,[2] while rising to the rank of major.[7] Boston returned to Harvard in 1946, coaching the junior varsity football team and wrestling.[8] In May 1948, he was named as backfield coach for Army, under head coach Earl Blaik.[9]In March 1949, Boston was named head coach of the New Hampshire Wildcats, succeeding Bill Glassford, who had resigned to coach Nebraska.[10] Boston coached the Wildcats from 1949 to 1964, compiling a record of 60\u201357\u201310.[11] During his 16 seasons with New Hampshire, the Wildcats won four Yankee Conference titles,[12] and in 1962, he was named New England small college coach of the year by the Boston Football Writers Association.[13] He resigned in January 1965, after the team had gone a combined 3\u201312\u20131 during the 1963 and 1964 seasons.[12]Personal life[edit]Boston was inducted to the Harvard Varsity Club hall of fame in 1971,[1] and the University of New Hampshire athletic hall of fame in 1995.[14] He remained active in the Army Reserve, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 1960s while serving as executive officer of the 304th Infantry Regiment based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[15] Boston and his wife, Mary, had two daughters and a son.[2] Boston died in May 2002 at his home in Nashville, Indiana, and was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery there.[2]Head coaching record[edit]^ During the era that Boston played, the quarterback position was a “blocking back”.References[edit]^ a b c “Clarence Elijah Boston ’39”. harvardvarsityclub.org. Retrieved December 2, 2019.^ a b c d e f “Clarence E. Boston, Nashville”. The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. May 8, 2002. p.\u00a011. Retrieved December 2, 2019.^ ““Chief” Boston Dead; Newsman Was Father of Harvard Grid Star”. The Boston Globe. August 26, 1941. p.\u00a017. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Boston, Daughters, Harvard Grid Stars, Get Coaching Jobs”. The Boston Globe. AP. May 9, 1939. p.\u00a021. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ ““Chief” Boston Returns”. The Cincinnati Enquirer. INS. March 13, 1940. p.\u00a019. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Coach Enters Service”. The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. AP. February 12, 1942. p.\u00a022. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Bonne Chance”. The Boston Globe. January 15, 1946. p.\u00a022. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “40-Man Wrestling Squad at Harvard”. The Boston Globe. December 1, 1946. p.\u00a033. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ Miller, Vern (May 11, 1948). ““Chief” Boston to Coach Army Varsity Backfield”. The Boston Globe. p.\u00a011. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ ““Chief” Boston Named Head Grid Coach at N.H.” The Boston Globe. UP. March 8, 1949. p.\u00a032. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Official Site of UNH Athletics-Legendary UNH Football Coach Clarence E. “Chief” Boston Dies at Age 85″. New Hampshire Wildcats. May 6, 2002. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.^ a b “Boston Quitting As N.H. Grid Coach”. The Boston Globe. UPI. January 21, 1965. p.\u00a039. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ Birtwell, Roger (December 4, 1962). “Spiezio Wins Senior Award”. The Boston Globe. p.\u00a025. Retrieved December 3, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “UNH Wildcats – Hall of Fame”. unhwildcats.com. December 1, 2019.^ “Self Discipline Important Says Lt. Col. Boston”. Leavenworth Times. Leavenworth, Kansas. May 8, 1963. p.\u00a08. Retrieved December 2, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/chief-boston-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Chief Boston – Wikipedia"}}]}]