Hanley Hayes Painter (August 28, 1924 – November 16, 2001) was an American football and baseball coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Lenoir–Rhyne College—now known as Lenoir–Rhyne University—in Hickory, North Carolina from 1962 to 1973, compiling a career college football of 66–43–2. He led the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears to five Carolinas Conference titles and an appearance in the NAIA Football National Championship title game in 1962. Painter was also the head baseball coach at Lenoir–Rhyne from 1957 to 1961, the school's athletic director from 1961 to 1982, and a professor of health and education.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 28, 1924 Goodwater, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 2001 (aged 77) Hickory, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1949 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| Position(s) | Tackle, fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1950–1953 | Taylorsville HS (NC) |
| 1954 | Lenoir–Rhyne (ends) |
| 1955–1961 | Lenoir–Rhyne (line / first assistant) |
| 1962–1972 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| Baseball | |
| 1957–1961 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1961–1982 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–43–2 (college football) 50–39–2 (college baseball) 23–16 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | Football 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 Carolinas Conference (1962, 1965–1968) | |
Early life, military service, and playing career
editPainter was born on August 28, 1924, in Goodwater, Alabama.[1] He moved with his family as a youth to Bryson City, North Carolina, where he attended high school. During World War II, Painter served with the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater, where he was wounded at the Battle of Saipan and the Battle of Iwo Jima.[1]
After the war, Painter played college football at Lenoir–Rhyne as a tackle and fullback from 1946 to 1949 under Clarence Stasavich.[2]
Coaching career
editAfter graduating from Lenoir–Rhyne in 1950, Painter spent four years as the football coach at Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, North Carolina, tallying a mark of 23–16. He returned to Lenoir–Rhyne in 1954 as ends coach under Stasavich and was promoted to line coach and first assistant the next year. He succeeded Stasavich as head football coach following the 1961 season.[2][3][4]
Late life and death
editPainter resigned as Lenoir–Rhyne's athletic director in 1982.[5][6] He died on November 16, 2001.[7][8][1]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (Carolinas Conference) (1962–1972) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Football National Championship | 3 | |||
| 1963 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1964 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 3–6–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1965 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 7–3 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 6–3 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 8–1 | 6–1 | 1st | 9 | ||||
| 1968 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 7–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1969 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 6–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 7–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1971 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 2–7–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1972 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 5–6 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne: | 66–43–2 | 42–20–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 66–43–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Hanley H. Painter". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. November 18, 2001. p. 8A. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ a b Crutchfield, Moses (December 1, 1961). "Hanley Painter New LR Coach". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. B9. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Crutchfield, Moses (December 1, 1961). "Painter Gets Lenoir Rhyne Grid Berth (continued)". News & Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. B11. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lenoir Rhyne Names Coach". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Associated Press. December 1, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Richards, Dan (September 30, 1982). "L-R's Athletic Director For 20 Years Resigns". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 1A. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Richards, Dan (September 30, 1982). "Athletic Director At L-R Resigns (continued)". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 14A. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hobbs, Chris (November 18, 2001). "Longtime L-R athletic director dies". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 1A. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hobbs, Chris (November 18, 2001). "Painter was coach, athletic director may years (continued)". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. p. 10A. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lenoir–Rhyne Football Record Book" (PDF). Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. p. 15. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
