Harry W. Hughes
Harry Walker Hughes (October 9, 1887 – July 26, 1953) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and college athletics administrator. From 1911 to 1941, he served as the head football coach and athletic director at the Agricultural College of Colorado, renamed Colorado A&M in 1935 and now known as Colorado State University, compiling a record of 126–96–18.
Hughes as head coach at Colorado Agricultural | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 9, 1887 DeKalb County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 1953 (aged 65) Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1907 | Oklahoma |
| Track and field | |
| 1904–1906 | Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Halfback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1911–1941 | Colorado Agricultural/A&M |
| 1946 | Colorado A&M |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1925 | Colorado Agricultural |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1911–1953 | Colorado Agricultural/A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–96–18 (football) 60–79 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 8 RMC (1915–1916, 1919–1920, 1925, 1927, 1933–1934) | |
| Awards | |
| Helms Football Hall of Fame (1952) Colorado Sports Hall of Fame (1972) Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame (1988) | |
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