| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1854 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1928 (aged 74) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1892 | Fordham |
| 1903 | Fordham |
| Baseball | |
| 1892–1893 | Fordham |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–4 (football) 94–31–2 (baseball) |
Harry Allan Ely (1854 – April 29, 1928), sometimes spelled Harry Allen Ely, was an American college football and college baseball coach, United States Army officer, and activist. He served as the head football coach at Fordham University in 1892 and 1903, compiling a record of 9–4. Ely was also the head baseball coach at Fordham from 1892 to 1893, tallying a mark of 94–31–2.
Ely was a graduate of Yale University.[1] He served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish–American War, the Boxer Rebellion, and World War I, reaching the rank of captain. Ely was the chairman of the Audubon Council and the Washington Heights Tenants' Association. He owned and edited The New York Tenant, which advocated for renters. Ely died on April 29, 1928, at his home in Manhattan. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.[2][3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham (Independent) (1892) | |||||||||
| 1892 | Fordham | 5–3 | |||||||
| Fordham (Independent) (1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Fordham | 4–1 | |||||||
| Fordham: | 9–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–4 | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Butler, Jack (October 8, 1949). "Sports". The Tablet. Brooklyn, New York. p. 20. Retrieved January 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tenants' Champion Dies". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. April 30, 1928. p. 8A. Retrieved January 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Military Funeral to Mark Burial of Capt. Ely". The Brooklyn Standard Union. Brooklyn, New York. May 1, 1928. p. 14. Retrieved January 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Harry Ely; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- ^ "Fordham Football 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Fordham University Athletics. pp. 153–155. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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