Hershel B. "Cutter" Northcutt (September 12, 1892 – February 24, 1971) was an American football and basketball coach and college athlete.

Hershel B. Northcutt
Biographical details
Born(1892-09-12)September 12, 1892
DiedFebruary 24, 1971(1971-02-24) (aged 78)
Alma materMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1915Vanderbilt
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920Columbia Military Academy (TN)
1922–1923Hendrix
Men's basketball
1922–1924Hendrix
Women's basketball
1922–1924Hendrix
Head coaching record
Overall9–10 (football)
20–9 (men's basketball)
10–2–1 (women's basketball)

College athlete

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As a college athlete at the Vanderbilt University, Northcutt was part of the 1915 squad that won the 1915 SIAA conference championship under head coach Dan McGugin.[1]

College coach

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Northcutt then spent time as the head football coach at Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee[2] before becoming the head football and women's basketball coach at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas for two seasons.[3]

Later life and death

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Northcutt founded East End Lumber Co. in 1925. He died on February 24, 1971, at a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.[4]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hendrix Bulldogs (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922 Hendrix 4–6
1923 Hendrix 5–4
Hendrix: 9–10
Total: 9–10

References

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  1. ^ The Sigma Chi Fraternity Manual and Directory. 1917. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1920. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hendrix Women's Basketball History" (PDF). hendrix.edu. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "H. B. Northcutt". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. February 26, 1971. p. 26. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .