Herman Parker "Bo" Olcott (January 1, 1879 – November 3, 1929)[1] was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Yale University, where he was an All-American in 1900 at center. Olcott was the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1902 to 1903, New York University (NYU) from 1907 to 1912, and the University of Kansas, from 1915 to 1917. He was the head coach of the Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team, which represented the Naval Station Great Lakes, for the first three games of the 1918 season. Olcott died on November 3, 1929, in Wallingford, Connecticut, after a three-year illness.[2]
 Olcott pictured in the 1903 Yackety Yack, North Carolina yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1879 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 1929 (aged 50) Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1900–1901 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1902–1903 | North Carolina |
| 1907–1912 | NYU |
| 1915–1917 | Kansas |
| 1918 | Great Lakes Navy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–30–12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1902–1903) | |||||||||
| 1902 | North Carolina | 5–1–3 | |||||||
| 1903 | North Carolina | 6–3 | |||||||
| North Carolina: | 11–4–3 | ||||||||
| NYU Violets (Independent) (1907–1912) | |||||||||
| 1907 | NYU | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1908 | NYU | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| 1909 | NYU | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | NYU | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | NYU | 1–3–3 | |||||||
| 1912 | NYU | 2–6 | |||||||
| NYU: | 18–19–7 | ||||||||
| Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Kansas | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1916 | Kansas | 4–3–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1917 | Kansas | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Kansas: | 16–7–1 | 7–4–1 | |||||||
| Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets (Independent) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Great Lakes Navy | 2–0–1[n 1] | |||||||
| Great Lakes Navy: | 2–0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 47–30–12 | ||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Olcott was replaced as head coach after three games by Clarence J. McReavy. McReavy led Great Lakes Navy for the final five games of the season including the 1919 Rose Bowl. The team finished the season with a record of 6–0–2.
References
edit- ^ "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University". 1930.
- ^ "Herman Olcott Dies; Ex-Yale Gridiron Star; Former Centre on Noted F. Gordon Brown Football Team Had Been Ill Three Years" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. November 5, 1929. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
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