Harold Iddings
| Harold J. Iddings | |
|---|---|
 Harold J. Iddings while at Miami | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, track and field |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1888 |
| Died |
August 25, 1952 Chicago, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1907–1908 1915 |
Chicago Canton Bulldogs |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football 1909–1910 1911–1913 1916 1929–1931 Basketball 1910–1911 1911–1914 1916–1917 1920–1921 1921–1929 Track 1915 |
Miami (OH) Simpson Otterbein Thornton HS (IL) Kentucky Simpson Otterbein Carnegie Tech Thornton HS (IL) Yankton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
15–20–1 (college football) 36–23 (college basketball) 7–5–2 (high school football) 59–39 (high school basketball) |
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Statistics | |
Harold Jonathan "Hal" Iddings (c. 1888 – August 25, 1952) was an American football player and coach in both basketball and football. A 1909 graduate from the University of Chicago, he served as head football coach at Miami University (1909–1910), Simpson College (1911–1913), and Otterbein College (1916), compiling a career college football record of 15–20–1. Iddings was also the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky (1910–1911), Simpson (1911–1914), Otterbein (1916–1917), and the Carnegie Institute of Technology (1920–1921).
College career
Iddings was an all-Big Ten player at the University of Chicago in 1907 and 1908 under legendary coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. In both years he helped the Maroons to the Big Ten title. In the 1907 and 1908 seasons the Maroons won all nine Big Ten contests and finished with an overall record of 4–1 and 5–0–1, respectively. Iddings was also the co-Big Ten champion in the pole vault in 1907. Both Iddings and Barton Haggard of Drake University reached 11’–4”.
Professional football
Iddings was a member of the Canton Bulldogs for part of the 1915 season.[1] During this era of professional football, it was very common for players to be hired week to week. Teams did not establish rosters and added players depending on the opponent.[2] Iddings was brought in to upgrade the left halfback position against the Detroit Heralds replacing M. J. Truesby.[3] Late in the season, manager Jack Cusack made whole sale changes to the lineup including bringing in Jim Thorpe to take over the starting left halfback position.[4]
Later life
After leaving coaching at the college level, Iddings was the athletic director at Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois. While at Thornton he coached both basketball and football during his tenure. He coached the basketball team from 1921 to 1929 with a 59–39 record including a district title in 1925–26 season. Iddings coached the football team from 1929 to 1931 with a record of 7–5–2.[5] He retired from Thornton in 1946 spending the rest of his life on his farm in Westville, Indiana. He died on August 25, 1952 at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago.[6]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Miami Redskins (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1909–1910) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Miami | 3–4 | 1–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1910 | Miami | 2–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 9th | |||||
| Miami: | 5–8–1 | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| Simpson Storm (Independent) (1911–1913) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Simpson | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1912 | Simpson | 1–2 | |||||||
| 1913 | Simpson | 4–2 | |||||||
| Simpson: | 5–9 | ||||||||
| Otterbein Cardinals (Independent) (1916) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Otterbein | 5–3 | |||||||
| Otterbein: | 5–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–20–1 | ||||||||
College basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910–11 | Kentucky | 5–6 | |||||||
| Kentucky: | 5–6 | ||||||||
| Simpson Storm (Independent) (1912–1914) | |||||||||
| 1911–12 | Simpson | 10–5 | |||||||
| 1912–13 | Simpson | 10–1 | |||||||
| 1913–14 | Simpson | 8–3 | |||||||
| Simpson: | 28–9 | ||||||||
| Otterbein Cardinals (Independent) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916–17 | Otterbein | 3–8 | |||||||
| Otterbein: | 3–8 | ||||||||
| Total: | 36–23 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ McClellan, Keith (1998), The Sunday Game, At the dawn of Professional Football, Akron, OH: The University of Akron Press, p. 406, ISBN 1-884836-35-6
- ↑ McClellan p. 397
- ↑ McClellan p. 177
- ↑ McClellan p. 178
- ↑ Season Summaries Harvey (Thornton), Illinois High School Association, retrieved 2010-07-13
- ↑ "Harold Iddings, Former Maroon Star, dies at 64". Chicago Daily Tribune. August 26, 1952. pp. B4.
External links
- Harold Iddings at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Harold Iddings at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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