Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Ben Jobe

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

1. Ben Jobe Marker

Inscription. Jobe attended Pearl High School in Nashville where he was a successful basketball player. In 1950, he earned all-district and all-state honors and was then named to the 1951 all-national high school team. Jobe then enrolled at Fisk University, earning All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors during his junior and senior seasons. He went on to coach at Southern University where he led the Jaguars to a 209-141 record and four NCAA tournament appearances.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports.

Location. 36° 10.136′ N, 86° 48.807′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. Marker is on Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2412 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cornelius Ridley (here, next to this marker); John Wesley Frierson (here, next to this marker); Edward S. Temple (here, next to this marker); Tennessee State University Tigerbelles (here, next to this marker); Tennessee State University Olympians (here, next to this marker); Dr. Catana Starks (here, next

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to this marker); John Merritt (here, next to this marker); Perry Wallace (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, August 25, 2022

2. Ben Jobe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.