Harry Hartsell

Harry Hartsell (June 29, 1890 – February 14, 1955) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina State University—renamed from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1918—for four seasons, in 1917 and again from 1921 to 1923, compiling a record of 16–18–4. He was also the head basketball coach at NC State for four seasons (1916–1918, 1921–1923), tallying a mark of 34–32, and the head baseball coach at the school for five seasons (1917–1918, 1921–1923), amassing a record of 52–37–4. Hartsell was born on June 29, 1890 in Asheville, North Carolina.[1] He died at the age of 64 on February 14, 1955 at a hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia.[2]

Harry Hartsell

Hartsell pictured in The Agromeck 1922, NC State yearbook
Biographical details
Born	June 29, 1890 Asheville, North Carolina
Died	February 14, 1955 (aged 64) Charlottesville, Virginia
Playing career
Football
1908–1911	North Carolina A&M
Basketball
1910–1912	North Carolina A&M
Baseball
1909–1912	North Carolina A&M
Position(s)	End (football) Shortstop (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1917	North Carolina A&M
1921–1923	NC State
Basketball
1916–1918	North Carolina A&M
1921–1923	NC State
Baseball
1917–1918	North Carolina A&M
1921–1923	NC State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1916–1918	North Carolina A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	16–18–4 (football) 34–32 (basketball) 52–37–4 (baseball)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina A&M Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917)
1917	North Carolina A&M	6–2–1	2–1–1	T–4th
NC State Aggies (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921)
1921	NC State	3–3–3	1–1–3	11th
NC State Wolfpack (Southern Conference) (1922–1923)
1922	NC State	4–6	0–5	20th
1923	NC State	3–7	1–4	14th
North Carolina A&M / NC State:		16–18–4	4–11–4
Total:		16–18–4

Baseball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
North Carolina A&M Farmers (Independent) (1917–1918)
1917	North Carolina A&M	5–8
1918	North Carolina A&M	11–5–1
NC State Wolfpack (Independent) (1921–1921)
1921	NC State	10–10–2
NC State Wolfpack (Southern Conference) (1922–1923)
1922	NC State	13–7
1923	NC State	13–7–1
Total:		52–37–4

[3]

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

References

1. The Agromeck 1918. North Carolina State College. 1918. p. 170. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
2. "Harry Hartsell" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. February 16, 1955. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
3. "2012 NC State Baseball Yearbook". PackYearbooks.com. NC State Sports Information. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.