Harold G. Chaffee | |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1926 |
Birth Place: | Littleton, Colorado, U.S. |
Death Place: | Nebraska, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1946–1947 |
Player Team1: | Colorado A&M |
Player Years2: | 1949 |
Player Team2: | Colorado A&M |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1967–1968 |
Coach Team1: | Nebraska Wesleyan (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1969–1981 |
Coach Team2: | Nebraska Wesleyan |
Overall Record: | 55–61–2 |
Harold George Chaffee (June 6, 1926 – October 6, 2020) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1969 to 1981, compiling a record of 55–61–2.[1] As a player, Chaffee was a quarterback at Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Colorado State University—in the late 1940s.[2] Chaffee served in the United States Navy with the Seabees during World War II. He died in October 2020 at the age of 94.[3] [4]