Harmon Sheldon Graves (October 4, 1870 – September 13, 1940) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head coach at Lehigh University in 1893 and the United States Military Academy from 1894 to 1895, compiling a career college football record of 15–7. He coached the Pittsburgh Athletic Club football team late in the 1895 season.[1] Graves played football as a halfback at Yale University. He later practiced law in New York City.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Cambridge, New York, U.S. | October 4, 1870
Died | September 13, 1940 Grand Isle, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 69)
Playing career | |
1889 | Yale |
1891–1892 | Yale |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1893 | Lehigh |
1894–1895 | Army |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 15–7 |
Head coaching record edit
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lehigh (Independent) (1893) | |||||||||
1893 | Lehigh | 7–3 | |||||||
Lehigh: | 7–3 | ||||||||
Army Cadets (Independent) (1894–1895) | |||||||||
1894 | Army | 3–2 | |||||||
1895 | Army | 5–2 | |||||||
Army: | 10–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 15–7 |
References edit
- ^ "Amateurs". The Pittsburg Press. November 17, 1895. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harmon S. Graves, Ex-Army Coach, 69". The New York Times. September 14, 1940. Retrieved July 26, 2010.