Arthur Granville Harbaugh (October 21, 1872 – March 14, 1934) was an American college football coach, assayer, and chemist.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 21, 1872 Roseville, Iowa, or Roseville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 1934 (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
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b 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].
- ^ a b 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].
- ^ "Sports of All Sorts". The Montana Standard. February 8, 1936. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Knox College Catalog 1899-1900. Knox College. 1900. pp. 80, 83, 103.
- ^ "Bobcat Record Book" (PDF). Montana State University. 2018. p. 56. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Leading Metallurgist Opens Office Here". Tonopah Daily Bonanza. April 4, 1919. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bozeman Items". The Butte Miner. January 15, 1906. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A.G. Harbaugh Organizes The Union Assay Company". Tonopah Daily Bonanaza. December 10, 1919. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.