Harry Wall
Biographical details
Born1878
Died1942
Alma materWest Virginia University[1]
Playing career
1903Virginia
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904Richmond
1909Virginia (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall1–5

Harry Wall (1878–1942) was an American college football coach and physician. He was the 15th head football coach at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia serving for one season, in 1904, and compiling a record of 1–5. A native of Winchester, Virginia, Wall graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and played football at Virginia as a halfback, lettering in 1903.[2][3]

Wall later practiced medicine in Norfolk, Virginia and was a member of the surgical staff at St. Vincent's Hospital there. In 1920, he was commissioned as a captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Army.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Richmond Spiders (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904)
1904 Richmond 1–50–2
Richmond: 1–50–2
Total:1–5

References

  1. Bailey, John Wendell (1949). "Football at the University of Richmond, 1878-1948".
  2. "University of Virginia". The Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. March 23, 1904. p. 6. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Untitled". The Norfolk Landmark. Norfolk, Virginia. September 21, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Commissioned In Medical Corps". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 6, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved September 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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