Harold Charles Ave (March 29, 1900 – August 9, 1986) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Eureka College in 1938, at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College—now known as Eastern Illinois University—from 1939 to 1942, and at Western Illinois University in 1948, compiling a career college football record of 15–28–2. Ave was also the head basketball coach at Eureka from 1939 to 1942, tallying a mark of 35–25.

Harold Ave
Ave pictured in Sequel 1950, Western Illinois yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1900-03-29)March 29, 1900
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 9, 1986(1986-08-09) (aged 86)
Macomb, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921Carnegie Tech
c. 1922Baldwin–Wallace
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1935Willoughby HS (OH)
1938Eastern Illinois
1939–1942Eureka
1948Western Illinois
Basketball
1939–1942Eureka
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1935Willoughby HS (OH)
1939–1942Eureka
Head coaching record
Overall15–28–2 (football)
35–25 (basketball)

Ave played college football at Baldwin-Wallace College—now known as Baldwin Wallace University—and the Carnegie Institute of Technology—now known as Carnegie Mellon University. He was the athletic director and head coach at Willoughby High School in Willoughby, Ohio before he was hired at Eastern Illinois.[1]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Illinois Panthers (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1938)
1938 Eastern Illinois 5–3 1–3 T–5th
Eastern Illinois: 5–3 1–3
Eureka Red Devils (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1939–1942)
1939 Eureka 0–7 0–2 7th
1940 Eureka 2–5–1 0–2 8th
1941 Eureka 3–3–1 0–0 NA
1942 Eureka 1–6
Eureka: 6–21–2
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1948)
1948 Western Illinois 4–4 1–3 3rd
Western Illinois: 4–4 1–3
Total: 15–28–2

References

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  1. ^ "Ave Selected To Handle E. I. Football Men". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 13, 1938. p. 10. Retrieved June 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com  .
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