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American football player and coach (1873–1955) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Parsons Cross (September 29, 1873 – March 12, 1955) was an American college football player and coach.
Biographical details | |
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Born | South Kingstown, Rhode Island, U.S. | September 29, 1873
Died | March 12, 1955 81) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
1893–1895 | Yale |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1896, 1898 | Stanford |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–4–2 |
Cross played center for Yale University's football team from 1893 to 1895.[1] He was also an accomplished track and field athlete, competing in the hammer throw. In 1896, he was ranked as the second-best hammer thrower behind James Mitchell.[2]
In 1896, Cross became the head football coach at Stanford, guiding the team to a 2–1–1 record and a Big Game victory over Cal.[1] He coached the team again in 1898, earning a 5–3–1 record.[1]
Cross graduated from Harvard Law School in 1900 and settled in Providence, Rhode Island, where he established a law firm and worked as an assistant attorney general for the state of Rhode Island.[2] He died in 1955.[2]
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