Jesse Harper

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Jesse C. Harper

College Wabash College
Sport College football
Born December 10, 1883
Place of birth Paw Paw, Illinois
Died July 1, 1961
Place of death Sitka, Kansas
Career highlights
Overall 57-17-7 (0.74691)
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1906-1907
1909-1912
1913-1917		 Alma
Wabash
University of Notre Dame
College Football Hall of Fame, 1971 (Bio)

Jesse C. Harper (December 10, 1883 – July 1, 1961) was a head football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

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[edit] Coaching History

[edit] Alma College

Harper coached at Alma College for the 1906 and 1907 seasons. His teams produced 8 wins, 3 losses, and 4 ties under his leadership.[1]

[edit] Wabash College

Harper was the 18th head college football coach for the Wabash College Little Giants located in Crawfordsville, Indiana and he held that position for four seasons, from 1909 until 1912. His career coaching record at Wabash was 15 wins, 9 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him tenth at Wabash in total wins and ninth at Wabash in winning percentage (0.615). [2]

[edit] Notre Dame University

Harper is most known for his coaching at the University of Notre Dame.[3] His 1913 football squad posted a 35-13 win over Army, one that is regarded by most football historians as the game that put Notre Dame on the football map.

[edit] Post Coaching

Harper stepped down as head football coach after the 1917 season and returned to farming in his home state of Kansas. His farm was not far from where Knute Rockne was killed in a 1931 plane crash.[citation needed] Not long afterwards, Harper returned to Notre Dame as athletic director, where he remained until 1934, when Elmer Layden became head football coach and athletic director.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jesse C. Harper Records by year
  2. ^ Wabash College coaching records
  3. ^ Notre Dame Men's Basketball Media Guide. UND.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-09.

[edit] External links

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