Harvey Harman

Harvey John Harman (November 5, 1900 – December 17, 1969) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Haverford College (1922–1929), Sewanee: The University of the South (1930), the University of Pennsylvania (1931–1937), and Rutgers University (1938–1941, 1946–1955), compiling a career college football record of 140–107–7. Harman was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1981.

Harvey Harman
Harman from The Scarlet Letter, 1940
Biographical details
Born(1900-11-05)November 5, 1900
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 17, 1969(1969-12-17) (aged 69)
Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1920–1921Pittsburgh
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922–1929Haverford
1930Sewanee
1931–1937Penn
1938–1941Rutgers
1946–1955Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall140–107–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
9 Middle Three (1938–1939, 1946–1949, 1952–1954)
Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1960)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1981 (profile)

Harman played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. From 1931 to 1937, he coached at Penn, where he compiled a 31–23–2 record. Between 1938 and 1955, he coached at Rutgers, where he compiled a 74–44–2 record. He served in the Navy during World War II.

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