Harry Stiteler
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 19, 1909 |
| Died | July 17, 1994 (aged 84) |
| Playing career | |
| 1930 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1931–1933 | Smithville HS (TX) |
| 1934–1937 | Bellville HS (TX) |
| 1938–1941 | Corpus Christi HS (TX) |
| 1942–1945 | Waco HS (TX) |
| 1946 | Rice (assistant) |
| 1947 | Texas A&M (backfield) |
| 1948–1950 | Texas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–21–2 (college) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Robert Harry Stiteler (September 19, 1909 – July 17, 1994) was an American athlete and football coach. While attending Texas A&M University, he set a Southwest Conference record in the pole vault and played football at the quarterback position for the Aggies football team in 1930. From 1931 to 1945, Stiteler was a high school football coach in Texas, leading teams from Corpus Christi and Waco to state championships. He was the head football coach at Texas A&M from 1948 to 1950.
Stiteler attended Texas A&M University from 1927 to 1931. He lettered in track three times and broke the Southwest Conference record in the pole vault. He tried out for the football team in his senior year and, despite weighing only 137 pounds, became the number two quarterback for the Aggies in 1930.
After graduating from Texas A&M, Stiteler served as a high school football coach from 1931 to 1945. He began his coaching career at Smithville, Texas (1931–1933), and later coached high school teams in Bellville (1934–1937), Corpus Christi (1938–1941), and Waco (1942–1945). In 15 years as a high school football coach, Stiteler's teams won ten district championships, two regional championships, a Texas state championship with Corpus Christi in 1938, and a tie for another state championship with Waco in 1945. His 1938 Corpus Christi team finished the season 13–0–1, outscored opponents 466–85, and won the state championship in front of 21,000 spectators at the Cotton Bowl. His record from 1934 to 1938 was 55–1–2. He was the president of the Texas High School Coaches Association in 1942.
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