Henry Charles VanSant (June 6, 1935 – March 16, 2006) was an American college football player and coach. He played at East Carolina University and later served as an assistant football coach and assistant athletic director there.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1935 Hampton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2006 (aged 70) Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1960 | East Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1962–1970 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 1973 | Guilford |
| 1979 | East Carolina (assistant) |
| 1980–1983 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1985–1987 | East Carolina (assistant AD) |
| 1987–2001 | East Carolina (associate AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–36–1 |
Van Sant served as the head football coach at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1973.[2] He later served as the head football coach at Lenoir–Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina from 1980 to 1983.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Quakers (Carolinas Conference) (1973) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Guilford | 1–9 | 0–3 | 5th | |||||
| Guilford: | 1–9 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (SAC-8) (1980–1983) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 4–7 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1981 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 2–9 | 2–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1982 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 5–5–1 | 3–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1983 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 4–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| Lenoir–Rhyne: | 17–27–1 | 10–17–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–36–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "East Carolina Athletics Mourns the Passing of Dr. Henry Van Sant". East Carolina Pirates. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Henry Van Sant". East Carolina Pirates. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Henry VanSant". bonesville.net. Retrieved December 30, 2018.