Harold Otis White (November 2, 1886 - August 29, 1969)[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania for two seasons, from 1917 to 1918, compiling a record of 5–3–1.[2] White was also the head basketball coach at Grove City for one season, in 1917–18, tallying a mark of 2–7.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 1886 Wilson, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 1969 (aged 82) Mercer County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1907 | Hamilton |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1908–1911 | Hackley School (NY) (assistant) |
| 1912–1916 | Grove City (assistant) |
| 1917–1918 | Grove City |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | Grove City |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–3–1 (football) 2–7 (basketball) |
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grove City Crimson (Independent) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Grove City | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1918 | Grove City | 1–1 | |||||||
| Grove City: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–3–1 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Dr Harold O White in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012". Ancestry.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Football Year-by-Year Records". Grove City College. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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