Perry Hale
Perry Titus Wells Hale (October 7, 1878 – April 8, 1948)[1] was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Yale University was selected to the 1900 College Football All-America Team as a fullback. Hale also played professionally for the 1901 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team. That season, he also coached the Phillips Exeter Academy football team and joined Homestead in mid-November after Exeter’s last game. Hale then served as the sixth head football coach at Ohio State University from 1902–1903, compiling a record of 14–5–2. He was 0–2 against Michigan.
 Hale pictured in Makio 1901, Ohio State yearbook | |
| Born: | October 7, 1878 Portland, Connecticut |
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| Died: | April 8, 1948 (aged 69) Portland, Connecticut |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| College | Yale |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1901 | Exeter Academy |
| 1902–1903 | Ohio State |
| As player | |
| 1901 | Homestead L & A.C. |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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After his football career, Hale was the water manager for Middletown, Connecticut. He was arrested in May 1910 for misapplying city funds. Hale stated that the $5,000 shortfall was due to an accounting error. A subsequent investigation found the charges to be groundless.
He died of heart disease in 1948. He had been blinded as a result of an explosion in 1913. In 1923 he was elected tax collector for Portland, CT and held that position until his death in 1948.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Buckeyes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1902–1903) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Ohio State | 6–2–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1903 | Ohio State | 8–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Ohio State: | 14–5–2 | 5–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–5–2 | ||||||||
