Harry Wall (1878–1942) was an American college football coach and physician. He was the 15th head football coach at Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—serving for one season, in 1904, and compiling a record of 1–5. A native of Winchester, Virginia, Wall graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and played football at Virginia as a halfback, lettering in 1903.[2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1878 |
| Died | 1942 |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1903 | Virginia |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1904 | Richmond |
| 1909 | Virginia (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–5 |
Wall later practiced medicine in Norfolk, Virginia and was a member of the surgical staff at St. Vincent's Hospital there. In 1920, he was commissioned as a captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Army.[4]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Spiders (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Richmond | 1–5 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Richmond: | 1–5 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Bailey, John Wendell (1949). "Football at the University of Richmond, 1878-1948".
- ^ "University of Virginia". The Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. March 23, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Untitled". The Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. September 21, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Commissioned In Medical Corps". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 6, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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