Hal Mefford
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 18, 1882 Robinson, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1932 (aged 50) Palestine, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1906 | Chicago |
| Positions | End, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916 | Rose Polytechnic |
| 1917 | Kendall |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1918 | Kendall |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–14–1 (football) 1–5 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Harry Lee "Hal" Mefford (June 18, 1882 – December 24, 1932) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.
Mefford played for the Chicago Maroons football team, principally at the end position, in 1905 and 1906.
Mefford was hired in January 1916 as athletic director of the Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the school's first athletic director. He was also the head football coach at Rose Poly for the 1916 season.
Mefford was the head football and basketball coach and athletic director at Henry Kendall College (later renamed the University of Tulsa) during the 1917–18 academic year. In his only season as the head coach, the Kendall football team compiled a 0–8–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a total of 221 to 61. He resigned his position as Kendall's coach in February 1918.
He also spent a year in the diplomatic service as a consular agent in Germany in 1904. He later entered the sporting goods business in Robinson, Illinois. He died in December 1932 at age 50 at the Ikemire Clinic in Palestine, Illinois after two years of failing health.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Polytechnic (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Rose Polytechnic | 2–6 | |||||||
| Rose Polytechnic: | 2–6 | ||||||||
| Kendall Orange and Black (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | Kendall | 0–8–1 | |||||||
| Kendall: | 0–8–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–14–1 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Orange and Black (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
| 1917–18 | Kendall | 1–6 | |||||||
| Kendall: | 1–6 (.143) | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–6 (.143) | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Rose "R'S" Awarded". The Indianapolis Star. January 22, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hal Mefford Dies". The Jacksonville (IL) Daily Journal. December 25, 1932. p. 4.
- ↑ "Good Material for Football at Rose". The Indianapolis Star. August 27, 1916 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hal Medford". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Greatest Athletic Year in Henry Kendall's History Planned for 1918". Tulsa Daily World. December 9, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tulsa Yearly Results (1915–1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ↑ "1917 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Hal Mefford Resigns as Coach of Kendall College". The Tulsa Morning Times. February 8, 1918. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hal Mefford Of Robinson Dies". Olney Daily Mail. December 27, 1932. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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