Harold Hunt (coach)
American football coach (1907-1992)
Harold Seymore Hunt (December 12, 1907 – November 1, 1992) was an American football and basketball coach. He got nationwide exposure[1][2][3][4] as an example of sportsmanship when he rejected a touchdown that would have won a game for his team.[5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1907 Milford, Kansas |
| Died | November 1, 1992 (aged 84) Oakland, California |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1951 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Basketball | |
| 1940–1943 | Quincy HS (IL) |
| 1949–1952 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–18–3 (college football) 31–37 (college basketball) 49–25 (high school basketball) |
Football
changeHunt was the 13th head football coach for the Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He was coach for three seasons, from 1949 to 1951, and compiled a record of 6–18–3[6]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ St. Petersburg Times Archived 2020-02-21 at the Wayback Machine "Privde Things Honist in Sight of all Mankind" by James A. Bond, July 8, 1956
- ↑ Charleston Gazette "1951 Was a Year of Scandals, Heroisim, Turn-Abouts, T.V, Big Moments, Heartbreaks, Name-Calling & Prayer in Sports" December 30, 1951
- ↑ Walla Walla Union-Bulletin "Honest Mentor Resigns" March 22, 1952
- ↑ Reader's Digest "They Won by a Tie", November 1952, page 93
- ↑ This Week, "THIS WEEK NOMINATES: FOOTBALL'S MAN OF THE YEAR" December 9, 1951
- ↑ Southwestern College - Winfield, KS Archived 2008-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Football coaching records