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Clarence Noe, Ed.D.
educator for 42 years, with the last 39 years working for the
Broward School System. He served for 25 years as the County
Director of Athletics from 1972-1996, the year he retired.
He graduated from New Washington High School in 1947 in New
Washington, IN. He received his Bachelors' Degree in 1954 and the
Master Degree in 1957, both from Indiana University. He
lettered two years in varsity baseball at the University of
Louisville. He served in the U.S Air Force 1947-49. His
first teaching/coaching position was at Lexington High School, in
Lexington, IN as the basketball, cross-country, baseball coach and
the athletic director.
The Noe Family
moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1957, where Clarence was head of the
physical education department, track, and cross country coach. He
served as the Stranahan Dean of Boys in 1966-67. He was appointed
County Supervisor of Driver Education and Physical Education in
1967.
He was appointed County Director of Athletics in 1972, while still
serving in charge of Driver Education, Physical Education and
Health Education for several years.
He also was the first President for the Broward County Track and
Field Association in 1970-71. He was active in the Florida
Athletics Coaches Association during his years as a coach at
Stranahan High School. He was a Charter Board Member of the
Broward County Chapter for the Brian Piccolo Football Hall of
Fame.
He served on the Broward County Parks and Recreation Board from
1981-83 and 1985-1991.
Dr. Noe received many awards and honors during his professional
career. He was chosen Broward County Track Coach of the year by
the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Newspaper in 1965 and Broward
County Track Coach of the year by the Miami Herald Newspaper in
1966.
He also served as the Head Referee for the Florida High Schools
Boys and Girls State Track Meets for 30 years. He was inducted
into the Florida High School Track Coaches Association Hall of
Fame in 1990 and into the Florida High School Activities
Association Hall of Fame in 1996.
In 2006 he was awarded the Jimmy Carnes Lifetime Achievement
Award for Track. He has received numerous other Association
Meritorious and Distinguish Service Awards. He also served as a
Lecturer, Moderator, and Panelist for a great number of State and
National Athletic Conferences. He wrote the Constitution and
By-Laws for the Broward County Gulfstream Middle School Athletic
Conference and served as the Executive Director from 1975 to 1996
He also wrote the Broward County Athletic Association Constitution
and By-Laws for the High Schools and served as Commissioner of the
Conference from 1978 to 1996, when he retired. |