A. G. Harbaugh

Arthur Granville Harbaugh (October 21, 1872 – March 14, 1934) was an American college football coach, assayer, and chemist.

A. G. Harbaugh

Biographical details
Born	(1872-10-21)October 21, 1872 Roseville, Iowa, or Roseville, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1934(1934-03-14) (aged 61) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1901	Montana Agricultural
1905	Montana Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall	3–3–1

Harbaugh born in Roseville, Iowa, or Roseville, Illinois (sources conflict), the son of James Alexander Harbaugh.^[1][2] He attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in 1900.^[3][4]

Harbaugh served as the head football coach at the Agricultural College of the State of Montana (later renamed Montana State University) during the 1901 and 1905 seasons. He compiled a 3–3–1 record as the football coach at Montana Agricultural.^[5]

Professionally, Harbaugh was an assayer and chemist. He worked for the Hearst Mines in Durango, Mexico, and later for the American Smelting and Refining Company in Madison County, Montana.^[6] After the 1905 football season, he took a job as an assayer in Tonopah, Arizona.^[7] He became the chief assayer for the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company.^[6] In 1919, he formed the Union Assay Company.^[8]

Harbaugh was married to Nellie Grimes in 1904.^[2] In 1934, he died at the Arizona State Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona; the cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis.^[1]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Montana Agricultural (Independent) (1901)
1901	Montana Agricultural	2–1
Montana Agricultural (Independent) (1905)
1905	Montana Agricultural	1–2–1
Montana Agricultural:		3–3–1
Total:		3–3–1

References

1. Certificate of Death for Arthur G. Harbough [sic], born 1872, chemist, husband of Nellie Grimes. Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ, USA. Ancestry.com. Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960 [database on-line].
2. Montana Marriage License for Arthur G. Harbaugh, March 10, 1904. Montana State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Ancestry.com. Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987 [database on-line].
3. "Sports of All Sorts". The Montana Standard. February 8, 1936. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Knox College Catalog 1899-1900. Knox College. 1900. pp. 80, 83, 103.
5. "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
6. "Leading Metallurgist Opens Office Here". Tonopah Daily Bonanza. April 4, 1919. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bozeman Items". The Butte Miner. January 15, 1906. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "A.G. Harbaugh Organizes The Union Assay Company". Tonopah Daily Bonanaza. December 10, 1919. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.