Harry Watson "Maud" Crum (July 10, 1899 – February 14, 1968) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at George Washington University from 1924 to 1928 and at Allegheny College from 1929 to 1931, compiling a career college football record of 40–25–7. Crum was also the head basketball coach at George Washington from 1927 to 1929, tally a mark of 13–14.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1899 Derry, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1968 (aged 68) New Kensington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1922 | Princeton |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1928 | George Washington |
| 1929–1931 | Allegheny |
| 1933 | Hurst HS (PA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1929 | George Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–25–7 (college football) 13–14 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Coaching career
editCrum accepted the position of head football coach at the George Washington University in 1924. He was the first to remain in that position with the "Hatchetites" for more than four years.[1] He then coached the football team at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He held that position for three seasons, from 1929 until 1931. His coaching record at Allegheny was 14–7–4.[2]
Later life and death
editCrum died in 1968 at a hospital in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. In his later years he had worked as an attorney.[3]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Hatchetites / Colonials (Independent) (1924–1928) | |||||||||
| 1924 | George Washington | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1925 | George Washington | 6–2–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | George Washington | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1927 | George Washington | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1928 | George Washington | 1–7 | |||||||
| George Washington: | 25–18–3 | ||||||||
| Allegheny Gators (Independent) (1929–1931) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Allegheny | 2–4–2 | |||||||
| 1930 | Allegheny | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Allegheny | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| Allegheny: | 14–7–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 39–25–7 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ When we played football: the GW boys of fall, 1890-1966 Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The GW Hatchet, August 30, 1999.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Allegheny Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ "Harry W. Crum, Former Hurst Coach, 68, Dies", The Daily Courier, February 15, 1968, Connellsville, Pennsylvania