Clyde Howard Bliss (July 26, 1916 â June 7, 2005) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Valley City State Teachers CollegeâÂÂnow known as Valley City State UniversityâÂÂin 1947 and North Dakota Agricultural CollegeâÂÂnow known as North Dakota State UniversityâÂÂcompiling a career college football coaching record of 9âÂÂ17.
Bliss was a quarterback at Purdue University, earning a varsity letter in 1938.
Bliss served in the United States army from July 5, 1942 to May 18, 1946. He was a captain in field artillery.
Bliss began his coaching career at the Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Ohio. After briefly attending the University of Michigan and serving in World War II, he became an assistant coach at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He was hired as the head football coach and athletic director at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota in 1947.
Bliss was then hired as the head football coach at North Dakota State UniversityâÂÂthen known as North Dakota Agricultural CollegeâÂÂwhere he served from 1948 to 1949.
After retiring from coaching, Bliss worked for General Tire Company. He died in 2005.