Harold Swanson (c. 1913 – ?) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Manchester College—now known as Manchester University—in North Manchester, Indiana from 1947 to 1948 and at North Park College—now known as North Park University—in Chicago, Illinois from 1958 to 1960. His record at North Park was 17–7–1.[2][3]
 Swanson pictured in the Cupola 1953, North Park yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1913 |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming (1939) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946 | Manchester (assistant) |
| 1947–1948 | Manchester |
| 1958–1960 | North Park |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1962 | North Park |
| c. 1965–1970 | Rock Valley College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–13–3 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Spartans (Hoosier Conference) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Manchester | 2–5–1 | 2–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1948 | Manchester | 1–6–1 | 1–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Manchester: | 3–11–2 | 6–6–2 | |||||||
| North Park Vikings (Independent) (1958–1960) | |||||||||
| 1958 | North Park | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1959 | North Park | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1960 | North Park | 4–5 | |||||||
| North Park: | 17–7–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–13–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United States; American Football Coaches Association (1953). Athletic Journal. Vol. 34. [etc.] The Athletic Journal Publishing Company. ISSN 0004-6655. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "North Park Vikings". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "All-time football records" (PDF). North Park Vikings. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
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