Harry P. Cross
American football player and coach
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| Intro | American football player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 29 September 1873 | |
| Death | 12 March 1955 (aged 81 years) |
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Biography
Harry Parsons Cross (September 29, 1873 – March 12, 1955) was an American football player and coach.
Athletic and coaching career
Cross played center for Yale University's football team from 1893 to 1895. He was also an accomplished track and field athlete, competing in the hammer throw. In 1896, he was ranked as the second-best hammer thrower behind James Mitchell.
In 1896, Cross became the head football coach at Stanford, guiding the team to a 2–1–1 record and a Big Game victory over Cal. He coached the team again in 1898, earning a 5–3–1 record.
After football
Cross graduated from Harvard Law School in 1900 and settled in Providence, Rhode Island, where he established a law firm and worked as an assistant attorney general for the state of Rhode Island. He died in 1955.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford (Independent) (1896–1898) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Stanford | 2–1–1 | |||||||
| 1898 | Stanford | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Stanford: | 7–4–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–4–2 | ||||||||