Harry W. Crum

Harry W. Crum
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
	National (1922);

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.

Coaching career[edit]

Crum 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[edit]

Crum died in 1968 at a hospital in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. In his later years he had worked as an attorney.^[3]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall
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

External links[edit]

Harry W. Crum at Find a Grave

[gwh-1] 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.

[2] DeLassus, David. "Allegheny Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2010.

[3] "Harry W. Crum, Former Hurst Coach, 68, Dies", The Daily Courier, February 15, 1968, Connellsville, Pennsylvania

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