Harold S. Grant (January 16, 1900 – December 31, 1997) was an American football coach. He was the fifth head football coach at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas.[1] His teams accumulated a record of 34–4–1.[2] His teams won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship in 1925 and shared the title in 1927 with cross-town rival Kansas State Teachers.[3]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1900 Emporia, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1997 (aged 97) Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1918–1922 | College of Emporia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1923–1927 | College of Emporia |
| 1928–1936 | Missouri Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–39–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 KCAC (1925, 1927) | |
Grant later resided in Redondo Beach, California.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Emporia Fighting Presbies (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1923–1927) | |||||||||
| 1923 | College of Emporia | 5–3 | 5–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1924 | College of Emporia | 6–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1925 | College of Emporia | 7–0 | 7–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1926 | College of Emporia | 7–1 | 6–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1927 | College of Emporia | 7–0–1 | 6–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| College of Emporia: | 32–5–1 | 30–5–1 | |||||||
| Missouri Mines Miners (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1928–1932) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Missouri Mines | 3–4–1 | 1–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1929 | Missouri Mines | 5–3 | 1–2 | T–5th | |||||
| 1930 | Missouri Mines | 5–1–1 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1931 | Missouri Mines | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1932 | Missouri Mines | 4–3–1 | 1–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Missouri Mines Miners (Independent) (1933–1934) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Missouri Mines | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1934 | Missouri Mines | 2–6 | |||||||
| Missouri Mines Miners (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Missouri Mines | 1–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1936 | Missouri Mines | 1–4–2 | 0–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| Missouri Mines: | 30–34–5 | 8–11–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 62–39–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Emporia Gazette, "Presby Athletic History" by Ed Shupe, January 23, 1974
- ^ Football Record of the College of Emporia, William L. Allen, Sports Publicity College of Emporia 1951
- ^ Emporia Gazette
- ^ The Emporia Gazette, , September 27, 1967, Emporia, Kansas
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