Harvey Schofield Explained

Harvey Schofield
Birth Date:28 March 1877
Birth Place:near Augusta, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Chetek, Wisconsin, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1898–1899
Player Team2:Stout Institute
Player Years3:1902–1903
Player Team3:Wisconsin
Player Sport4:Basketball
Player Years5:1901
Player Team5:Stevens Point Normal
Player Years6:1902–1904
Player Team6:Wisconsin
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1900
Coach Team2:Stevens Point Normal
Coach Years3:1903
Coach Team3:Stevens Point Normal
Overall Record:2–3–1

Harvey Axford Schofield (March 28, 1877 – August 3, 1941) served as was an American college football and college basketball player and coach and university administrator. He served head football coach at Stevens Point Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point—in 1900 and 1903, compiling a record of 2–3–1.[1] Schofield was as the president of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire from 1916 to 1940. Schofield Hall is named in his honor.

Schofield was born on March 28, 1877, near Augusta, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County. He died suddenly on August 3, 1941, at his summer home in Chetek, Wisconsin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. March 22, 2018.
  2. News: . H. A. Schofield, Retired Head of State Teachers College Here, Dies Suddenly at Chetek Home . . . August 5, 1941 . 7 . September 20, 2024 . .