Clinton L. Hare
Hare pictured in Quarter Century Record, Class of 1887, Yale College
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 7, 1864 Noblesville, Indiana |
| Died | June 4, 1909 (aged 44) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1887 | Butler |
| 1889–1890 | Butler |
| 1890 | Purdue |
| 1891 | DePauw |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1885–1886 | Yale (football manager) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–5–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1890) | |
Clinton Larue "Clint" Hare (November 7, 1864 – June 4, 1909) was a manager, organizer, and coach of American football, and a lawyer and grocer. He served as the head football coach at Butler University for three seasons (1887, 1889, and 1890), at Purdue University for one season in 1890, and at DePauw University for one season in 1891, compiling a career record of 13–5–1.
Hare graduated from Yale University in 1887, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was the manager of the Yale football team in 1885 and 1886. The 1886 Yale team went 9–0–1, outscored their opponents by a cumulative total of 687–4, and was later recognized as national co-champions with the Princeton team that they played to a scoreless tie in the season finale.
Hare later worked as an attorney, and owned and managed a wholesale grocery in his hometown of Indianapolis.
Hare was born at his grandfather's house in Noblesville, Indiana on November 7, 1864. His parents were Marcus L. Hare and Julia A. (Haines) Hare, who resided in Indianapolis. Hare was raised in Indianapolis and attended the city's public schools including Shortridge High School.
Hare entered Yale University in the fall of 1883. At Yale, he participated in a number of athletic pursuits. He played on his class baseball team in the fall of his first two years in New Haven, rowed with his class crews as a sophomore and junior, and was a member of his class lacrosse team in his junior year. As a junior and senior, in the falls of 1885 and 1886, Hare was the manager of the varsity football team. As senior, he was also president of the University Football Association. In addition to athletics, Hare was a member of the Second Glee Club, the Chapel Choir, the Yale University Club, the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and Skull and Bones, a secret society founded at Yale in 1832. He graduated from Yale with the class of 1887.
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