Spud Harder Explained

Spud Harder
Birth Date:7 March 1906
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1926–1928
Player Team2:Stanford
Player Positions:End
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1929–1933
Coach Team2:Bakersfield
Coach Years3:1934–1940
Coach Team3:Santa Barbara State
Coach Sport4:Baseball
Coach Years5:1935–1948
Coach Team5:Santa Barbara State / Santa Barbara
Coach Years6:1950–1951
Coach Team6:Santa Barbara
Admin Years1:1949–1956
Admin Team1:Santa Barbara
Overall Record:33–27–6 (college football)
32–9–5 (junior college football)

Theodore "Spud" Harder (March 7, 1906 – February 13, 1994) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletic director. He served as the head football coach at Santa Barbara State College—now known as the University of California, Santa Barbara—from 1934 to 1940, compiling a record of 33–27–6. Harder was also the head baseball coach at Santa Barbara from 1935 to 1948 and again from 1950 to 1951. He was the school's athletic director from 1949 to 1956. Harder Stadium on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California was named his honor in 1981.

A native of Bakersfield, California, Harder graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1925. He played college football as an end at Stanford University under head coach Pop Warner from 1926 to 1928. Harder began his coaching career in 1929 at Bakersfield Junior College—now known as Bakersfield College.[1] [2] [3]

Head coaching record

College football

Notes and References

  1. News: . 'Spud' Harder Will Coach J. C. Team . . . June 25, 1929 . 37 . April 23, 2022 . .
  2. News: . 'Spud' Harder Gets Grid Job . . . . April 4, 1934 . 27 . April 23, 2022 . .
  3. News: . Harder To Direct Staints P. E. Work . . . August 12, 1941 . 11 . April 23, 2022 . .