Herman Pritchard Explained

Herman Pritchard
Birth Date:10 October 1883
Birth Place:Hancock County, Indiana, U.S.
Death Date:after April 1942
Player Years1:1907
Player Team1:Swarthmore
Coach Years1:1909
Coach Team1:Rutgers
Overall Record:3–5–1

Herman F. Pritchard (October 10, 1883 – after April 1942) was an American football player and coach. He attended Swarthmore College near Philadelphia, graduating in 1908 with a Master of Arts degree in mathematics. He was the captain of the 1907 Swarthmore football team that compiled a 6–2 record,[1] and the recipient of the Ivy Medal at Swarthmore in 1908.[2] He was the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team in 1909. In one year as a head coach, he compiled a record of 3–5–1.[3] [4] He became a math teacher at Norristown High School,[5] and later served as a teacher and football coach at Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey.[6] [7] In April 1942, he was living in Millburn, New Jersey and was employed by the Newark Board of Education.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Swarthmore yearbook, 1909, pp. 209, 211, 213.
  2. Swartmore College Catalogue, 1915, p. 137.
  3. Web site: Herman Pritchard Records by Year. College Football Data Warehouse. 2012-11-25. 2015-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150516120236/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1911. dead.
  4. Larry Pitt, "Football at Rutgers: A history, 1869-1969" (1972), p. 39 (referring to Coach Herman Pritchard as being from Swarthmore)
  5. Swarthmore College Bulletin, Vol. 8, Issue 4, 1911, p. 65.
  6. The Register of Swarthmore College, 1920, p. 29.
  7. Draft registration card dated September 12, 1918, for Herman Pritchard, born October 10, 1883, employed as a teacher at Barringer High School in Newark. Married to Agnes May Pritchard. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Registration State: New Jersey; Registration County: Essex; Roll: 1753733; Draft Board: 8.
  8. Draft registration card dated April 1942 for Herman Pritchard, born October 10, 1883, in Hancock County, Indiana. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: New Jersey.

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