Harry Stuhldreher
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 14, 1901 Massillon, Ohio |
| Died | January 26, 1965 (aged 63) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1922–1924 | Notre Dame |
| 1925–1926 | Waterbury Blues |
| 1926 | Brooklyn Horsemen/Lions |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925–1935 | Villanova |
| 1936–1948 | Wisconsin |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1936–1950 | Wisconsin |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 110–87–15 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1965) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1958 (profile) |
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Harry Augustus Stuhldreher (October 14, 1901 – January 26, 1965) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played quarterback at University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, where he was a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield. After graduating from Notre Dame, Stuhldreher played professional football briefly with the Brooklyn Horsemen/Lions in 1926. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—from 1925 to 1935 and at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1936 to 1948, compiling a career college football record of 110–87–15. Stuhldreher was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1958.
Stuhldreher was born in Massillon, Ohio, home of the Massillon Tigers professional football team. There is a story, likely apocryphal, that as a boy Stuhldreher carried gear for future University of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne when the latter was a Tigers star.
Stuhldreher played football for both Massillon Washington High School and The Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1921. At Notre Dame, he became quarterback in 1922 and in 1924 led the team to a 10–0 record, culminating in 27–10 win over Stanford in the 1925 Rose Bowl, and a national championship. He was one of the smallest quarterbacks in Notre Dame football history, standing 5' 7" tall and weighing just 151 pounds.
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