Harry W. Ewing
Harry Walter "Buck" Ewing (July 18, 1888 β March 11, 1962)[1] was an American football player, coach of football, basketball and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He was a 1909 graduate of University of Nebraska where he played football. Ewing served as the head football coach at Morningside College (1911), South Dakota State College (1912β1917), Ohio Wesleyan University (1919β1921), Miami University (1922β1923), and Otterbein College (1935β1938, 1942β1945, 1951β1954), compiling a career college football record of 82β82β10. He was also the head basketball coach at South Dakota State (1912β1913, 1914β1917), Ohio Wesleyan (1919β1920), Miami (1922β1924), and Otterbein (1942β1952), tallying a career college basketball mark of 117β111β1.
Ewing, c.β1922 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Rosebreak Township, Kansas, U.S. | July 18, 1888
Died | March 11, 1962 Westerville, Ohio, U.S. | (agedΒ 73)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1907β1909 | Nebraska |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1910 | Nebraska (assistant) |
1911 | Morningside |
1912β1917 | South Dakota State |
1918β1920 | Ohio Wesleyan |
1922β1923 | Miami (OH) |
1935β1938 | Otterbein |
1942β1945 | Otterbein |
1951β1954 | Otterbein |
Basketball | |
1912β1917 | South Dakota State |
1919β1920 | Ohio Wesleyan |
1922β1924 | Miami (OH) |
1942β1952 | Otterbein |
Baseball | |
1913β1914 | South Dakota State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1922β1924 | Miami (OH) |
1934β1958 | Otterbein |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 82β82β10 (football) 117β111β1 (basketball) |
Early life edit
A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Ewing attended Lincoln High School where he graduated in 1906. He was an all around athlete participating in football, basketball, track, and baseball. In football, he played both tackle and fullback. His football team claimed the high school championship of the United States in 1905. In track, he broke three Lincoln High School records for discus (111Β feet) and 12Β lb shot put (48 feet 5Β inches) and the 12Β lb hammer throw (165 feet 8Β inches).[2]
Playing career edit
After playing tackle on the freshman team,[2] Ewing lettered in football at the University of Nebraska under coach William C. "King" Cole in 1907, 1908, and 1909.[3] Weighing 188-pounds, he played guard and was known as a "natural people mover on the field."[4] Ewing helped the 1907 Nebraska Cornhuskers to an 8β2 record and a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title.[5] In 1908, the Cornhuskers finished with 7β2β1 with Ewing starting every game at left guard.[4] In his last season as a Cornhusker the team's record slipped to a 3β3β2 mark.[5]
Coaching career edit
After finishing his playing days at Nebraska, Ewing joined the Cornhuskers coaching staff.[4] In 1911, he was named director of athletics and coach at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. The following year, he took a coaching position in both football and basketball at South Dakota State College. In 1914, he added the title of athletic director.[2] Ewing served as football coach at South Dakota from 1912 through 1917 with a record of 26β12β2.[6] He also served as basketball coach for the 1912β13 season where his team went 0β2. The next season the college did not field a team but Ewing returned to coach the basketball team for the 1914β15, 1915β16, and 1916β17 seasons. He finished his career as South Dakota State's basketball coach with a record of 14β20β1.[7]
In 1918 Ewing was named head coach of Ohio Wesleyan University where he eventually was promoted to associate professor of physical education and graduate manager.[2] In his three years as football coach at Ohio Wesleyan, he had a combined record of 11β9.[8] He also served as basketball coach for the 1919β20 season where his team went 5β8.[9] In 1922, he took a position as Professor of Physical Education and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Miami University. While at Miami he served as head coach of both the football and basketball teams.[2] In the two years as head coach had a combined record of 11β15 in basketball and 7β7β2 in football.[10][11]
Ewing returned to college coaching in 1934 when he took a position at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. Known as "Mr. Athletics" at Otterbein he served as coach of numerous sports as well as athletic director, trainer, and physical education director from 1934 to 1958. During his career as a coach at Otterbein, Ewing compiled a 32β51β6 record in football and an 87β68 record in basketball. He was honored several ways by Otterbein for his impact on athletics. The track in the Rike Center is named in his memory and he was named to the Otterbein College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.[12]
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Morningside Maroons (Independent) (1911) | |||||||||
1911 | Morningside | 6β3 | |||||||
Morningside: | 6β3 | ||||||||
South Dakota State (Independent) (1912β1917) | |||||||||
1912 | South Dakota State | 2β3β1 | |||||||
1913 | South Dakota State | 5β3 | |||||||
1914 | South Dakota State | 5β2 | |||||||
1915 | South Dakota State | 5β1β1 | |||||||
1916 | South Dakota State | 4β2 | |||||||
1917 | South Dakota State | 5β1 | |||||||
South Dakota State: | 26β12β2 | ||||||||
Ohio Wesleyan (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1918β1920) | |||||||||
1918 | Ohio Wesleyan | 3β2 | 2β2 | Tβ7th | |||||
1919 | Ohio Wesleyan | 4β4 | 3β3 | Tβ8th | |||||
1920 | Ohio Wesleyan | 4β3 | 3β3 | Tβ9th | |||||
Ohio Wesleyan: | 11β9 | 8β8 | |||||||
Miami Redskins (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1922β1923) | |||||||||
1922 | Miami | 4β3β1 | 4β3 | Tβ9th | |||||
1923 | Miami | 3β4β1 | 1β4β1 | 16th | |||||
Miami: | 7β7β2 | 5β7β1 | |||||||
Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1935β1938) | |||||||||
1935 | Otterbein | 1β6β1 | 0β6β1 | 18th | |||||
1936 | Otterbein | 1β7 | 0β7 | Tβ18th | |||||
1937 | Otterbein | 2β6 | 1β6 | 18th | |||||
1938 | Otterbein | 1β6 | 1β5 | 17th | |||||
Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1942β1945) | |||||||||
1942 | Otterbein | 5β3 | 4β1 | 3rd | |||||
1943 | Otterbein | 2β1β1 | NA | NA | |||||
1944 | Otterbein | 5β1 | NA | NA | |||||
1945 | Otterbein | 4β2β2 | 3β1β2 | Tβ5th | |||||
Otterbein Cardinals (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1951β1954) | |||||||||
1951 | Otterbein | 2β4β2 | 2β2β1 | Tβ6th | |||||
1952 | Otterbein | 2β6 | 2β5 | 12th | |||||
1953 | Otterbein | 5β3 | 5β2 | 3rd | |||||
1954 | Otterbein | 2β6 | 2β4 | 10th | |||||
Otterbein: | 32β51β6 | 25β39β4 | |||||||
Total: | 82β82β10 |
References edit
- ^ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/w/Roberta-J-Hawk/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0396.html [user-generated source]
- ^ a b c d e "Miami Athletics". Miami University Bulletin -The Alumni News Letter. XX (12). Oxford, Ohio: Miami University: 9β10. August 1922. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Nebraska Football Letterwinners - E". U. of Nebraska. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Cornhusker Anthology". huskernews.com. Retrieved June 28, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "William C. "King" Cole". U. of Nebraska. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ^ . www.gojacks.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ . www.gojacks.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Ohio Wesleyan University 2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Ohio Wesleyan University 2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio Wesleyan University. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Miami 2008-09 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Miami University. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ . Miami University. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Otterbein University - Hall of Fame". Otterbein University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
External links edit
- Harry W. Ewing at Find a Grave