Harry Walker Hughes (October 9, 1887 – July 26, 1953) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and college athletics administrator. From 1911 to 1941, he served as the head football coach and athletic director at the Agricultural College of Colorado, renamed Colorado A&M in 1935 and now known as Colorado State University, compiling a record of 126–96–18.
Hughes was born in Missouri to Roland and Lena Walker Hughes and raised in Norman, Oklahoma. He played football for the University of Oklahoma from 1904 to 1907, and was coached by Bennie Owen. He also was a member of the track and field team.[1]
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Hughes coached the Norman High School football team in 1907 and returned to the University of Oklahoma as assistant coach under Owen in 1910. He accepted the position of athletic director and head football coach at Colorado Agricultural University in 1911 and turned a winless team in 1911 into conference champions with an undefeated record in 1915.[2] Hughes also helped build Colorado Field, the first sodded football field in Colorado history, replacing Durkee Field (1899–1911). Colorado Field was the home of the Colorado Aggies and Colorado State Rams from 1912 to 1967.
Harry Hughes won eight conference championships in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1927, 1933, and 1934.[3] He was a member of the NCAA National Rules Committee beginning in 1926 until his retirement. Hughes coached the Aggies from 1911 to 1941 in football and remained as the Athletic Director until his retirement in 1953. In the early 1930s Hughes was given the nickname "Dean of American Football Coaches" by sportswriters and fellow coaches for his many seasons at one school. He was famously known as one of the most fair and sportsmanlike football coaches in America. He coached football from 1911 to 1941 and after resigning as football coach in 1946, he remained as the school's Athletic Director until 1953.[2] Upon his retirement he was inducted into the Helms Football Hall of Fame on Harry Hughes Day, November 8, 1952.
Known as a tough but fair coach, Hughes was a strict disciplinarian who developed a play in 1914 known as the Million Dollar Play.[4] This triple pass was an end around play based on the single wing formation and helped Hughes lead his teams to national fame. Some of Hughes' greatest players were Ralph "Sag" Robinson (All-American Honorable Mention 1916), Kenneth Hyde (1925 All-American 3rd team) and Glenn Morris (1936 US Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal winner).[4] Hughes broke the color barrier in modern Colorado football in 1939 when he played John Mosley between 1939 and 1942.[4]
Hughes retired from Colorado A&M College on July 1, 1953, after 42 years as Aggies coach and athletic director. He died 25 days later from a massive heart attack.
When Colorado State University built their new football stadium in 1968, it was named Hughes Stadium in his honor and became known as Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium. The stadium included a Harry Hughes Memorial Room dedicated in his memory for alumni to visit before games. The final game in the stadium was held on November 19, 2016, where the Rams defeated New Mexico 49-31. The Colorado State football program began play at on-campus Canvas Stadium beginning with the 2017 season, replacing Hughes Stadium. A street on the Fort Collins campus was renamed from "South Drive" to "Hughes Way" upon the stadium's closure in 2016 in order to continue honoring Hughes' name.[5]Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium was demolished in 2018.[6]
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Harry Walker Hughes October 9 1887 July 26 1953 was an American football player coach of football basketball baseball and track and college athletics administrator From 1911 to 1941 he served as the head football coach and athletic director at the Agricultural College of Colorado renamed Colorado A amp M in 1935 and now known as Colorado State University compiling a record of 126 96 18 Harry W HughesHughes as head coach at Colorado AgriculturalBiographical detailsBorn 1887 10 09 October 9 1887DeKalb County Missouri U S DiedJuly 26 1953 1953 07 26 aged 65 Wheat Ridge Colorado U S Playing careerFootball1904 1907OklahomaTrack and field1904 1906OklahomaPosition s Halfback quarterbackCoaching career HC unless noted Football1910Oklahoma assistant 1911 1941Colorado Agricultural A amp M1946Colorado A amp MBasketball1911 1925Colorado AgriculturalAdministrative career AD unless noted 1911 1953Colorado Agricultural A amp MHead coaching recordOverall126 96 18 football 60 79 basketball Accomplishments and honorsChampionshipsFootball8 RMC 1915 1916 1919 1920 1925 1927 1933 1934 AwardsHelms Football Hall of Fame 1952 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 1972 Colorado State University Sports Hall of Fame 1988 Contents 1 Early life and playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Head coaching record 3 1 Football 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and playing career editHughes was born in Missouri to Roland and Lena Walker Hughes and raised in Norman Oklahoma He played football for the University of Oklahoma from 1904 to 1907 and was coached by Bennie Owen He also was a member of the track and field team 1 Coaching career editHughes coached the Norman High School football team in 1907 and returned to the University of Oklahoma as assistant coach under Owen in 1910 He accepted the position of athletic director and head football coach at Colorado Agricultural University in 1911 and turned a winless team in 1911 into conference champions with an undefeated record in 1915 2 Hughes also helped build Colorado Field the first sodded football field in Colorado history replacing Durkee Field 1899 1911 Colorado Field was the home of the Colorado Aggies and Colorado State Rams from 1912 to 1967 Harry Hughes won eight conference championships in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1915 1916 1919 1920 1925 1927 1933 and 1934 3 He was a member of the NCAA National Rules Committee beginning in 1926 until his retirement Hughes coached the Aggies from 1911 to 1941 in football and remained as the Athletic Director until his retirement in 1953 In the early 1930s Hughes was given the nickname Dean of American Football Coaches by sportswriters and fellow coaches for his many seasons at one school He was famously known as one of the most fair and sportsmanlike football coaches in America He coached football from 1911 to 1941 and after resigning as football coach in 1946 he remained as the school s Athletic Director until 1953 2 Upon his retirement he was inducted into the Helms Football Hall of Fame on Harry Hughes Day November 8 1952 Known as a tough but fair coach Hughes was a strict disciplinarian who developed a play in 1914 known as the Million Dollar Play 4 This triple pass was an end around play based on the single wing formation and helped Hughes lead his teams to national fame Some of Hughes greatest players were Ralph Sag Robinson All American Honorable Mention 1916 Kenneth Hyde 1925 All American 3rd team and Glenn Morris 1936 US Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal winner 4 Hughes broke the color barrier in modern Colorado football in 1939 when he played John Mosley between 1939 and 1942 4 Hughes retired from Colorado A amp M College on July 1 1953 after 42 years as Aggies coach and athletic director He died 25 days later from a massive heart attack When Colorado State University built their new football stadium in 1968 it was named Hughes Stadium in his honor and became known as Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium The stadium included a Harry Hughes Memorial Room dedicated in his memory for alumni to visit before games The final game in the stadium was held on November 19 2016 where the Rams defeated New Mexico 49 31 The Colorado State football program began play at on campus Canvas Stadium beginning with the 2017 season replacing Hughes Stadium A street on the Fort Collins campus was renamed from South Drive to Hughes Way upon the stadium s closure in 2016 in order to continue honoring Hughes name 5 Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium was demolished in 2018 6 nbsp Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium in 2016 Head coaching record editFootball edit Year Team Overall Conference StandingColorado Agricultural A amp M Aggies Rocky Mountain Conference 1911 1937 1911 Colorado Agricultural 0 6 0 5 7th1912 Colorado Agricultural 3 2 3 2 3rd1913 Colorado Agricultural 3 2 2 2 T 3rd1914 Colorado Agricultural 3 4 3 3 4th1915 Colorado Agricultural 7 0 7 0 1st1916 Colorado Agricultural 6 0 1 6 0 1 1st1917 Colorado Agricultural 1 7 1 0 7 1 9th1918 Colorado Agricultural 0 2 0 2 5th1919 Colorado Agricultural 7 1 7 1 1st1920 Colorado Agricultural 6 1 1 6 0 1 1st1921 Colorado Agricultural 2 3 1 2 2 1 T 4th1922 Colorado Agricultural 5 2 1 5 1 1 2nd1923 Colorado Agricultural 5 2 1 5 1 1 3rd1924 Colorado Agricultural 4 2 3 2 T 2nd1925 Colorado Agricultural 9 1 8 0 1st1926 Colorado Agricultural 6 2 1 5 2 T 3rd1927 Colorado Agricultural 7 1 7 1 1st1928 Colorado Agricultural 6 2 6 2 3rd1929 Colorado Agricultural 5 4 4 4 8th1930 Colorado Agricultural 3 5 1 3 3 1 T 5th1931 Colorado Agricultural 5 4 5 2 T 2nd1932 Colorado Agricultural 4 3 1 4 3 1 5th1933 Colorado Agricultural 5 1 1 5 1 1 T 1st1934 Colorado Agricultural 6 2 1 6 1 1 T 1st1935 Colorado A amp M 3 4 1 2 4 1 9th1936 Colorado A amp M 4 4 1 3 4 1 7th1937 Colorado A amp M 1 7 1 6 11thColorado A amp M Aggies Mountain States Conference 1938 1941 1938 Colorado A amp M 1 5 2 0 4 2 7th1939 Colorado A amp M 2 7 2 4 6th1940 Colorado A amp M 3 4 2 1 3 2 6th1941 Colorado A amp M 4 2 1 3 2 1 T 4thColorado A amp M Aggies Mountain States Conference 1946 1946 Colorado A amp M 0 4 0 3 6thColorado A amp M 126 96 18 114 77 17Total 126 96 18 National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berthSee also editList of college football head coaches with non consecutive tenureReferences edit CBS Sports Archived April 4 2019 at the Wayback Machine 2007 University of Oklahoma Track amp Field Guide p130 a b Harry Hughes Bio Colorado State University Official Athletic Site Colorado State Athletics Retrieved June 2 2017 The road to Hughes Stadium Rocky Mountain Collegian Retrieved June 2 2017 a b c The man behind Hughes Stadium s name Coloradoan Retrieved June 2 2017 Final game played at Hughes Stadium name kept alive on CSU campus New Country 99 1 Retrieved December 2 2021 Farewell Hughes Stadium Demolition of former Colorado State football home underway The Denver Post Retrieved December 2 2021 External links editHarry W Hughes at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry W Hughes amp oldid 1167376605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
