the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He scored his only touchdown of the season on a 50-yard run in a game against the Buffalo Bisons. Cleveland defeated the AAFC's New York Yankees to win the league title that year. Akins, however, did not play in the title game because of an injury. He suffered a separated shoulder in a game against the Miami Seahawks. Akins played in 1947 for the AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers. He played for the Buffalo Bills in 1948 when they faced the Browns in the AAFC championship game. Akins sat out because of an injury, and the Browns won the game. Coaching career Akins took a job as an assistant coach at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He resigned in 1954 to seek a head coaching job, and got the top spot the following year at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. He stayed in that job for 15 seasons until 1969. His teams' combined record was 71–62–3 during that span. He is first all-time among coaches at Southern Oregon in total wins and fifth in career winning percentage (.533). Head coaching record References Bibliography External links 1921 births 1995 deaths American football defensive backs American football halfbacks American men's basketball players Cleveland Browns (AAFC) players Lewis & Clark Pioneers football coaches Southern Oregon Raiders football coaches Washington State Cougars men's basketball players Washington Huskies football players Washington Huskies men's basketball players Coaches of American football from Washington (state) Players of American football from Spokane, Washington Basketball players from Spokane, Washington American military personnel of World War II