Harry Wall (American football)

American football coach and physician (1878–1942)

Harry Wall
Biographical details
Born	1878
Died	1942
Alma mater	West Virginia University
Playing career
1903	Virginia

Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904	Richmond
1909	Virginia (assistant)

Head coaching record
Overall	1–5

Harry Wall (1878–1942) was an American college football coach and physician. He was the 15th head football coach at Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—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.

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.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference
Richmond Spiders (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904)
1904	Richmond	1–5	0–2
Richmond:		1–5	0–2
Total:		1–5

References

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

External links

Harry Wall at Find a Grave

v t e Richmond Spiders head football coaches
M. C. Taylor (1881) C. M. Hazen (1882) No team (1883–1884) C. M. Hazen (1885–1886) H. R. Hundley (1887) C. M. Hazen (1888) Frank Johnson (1889) C. T. Taylor (1890) Dana Rucker (1891) Penwick Shelton (1892) Dana Rucker (1893–1895) No team (1896) Bill Wertenbaker (1897) Oscar Lee Owens (1898) Julien Hill (1899) Ed Kenna (1900) Garnett Nelson (1901) Graham Hobson (1902) Fred Vail (1903) Harry Wall (1904) E. A. Dunlap (1905–1909) E. V. Long (1910) Sam Honaker (1911) E. A. Dunlap (1912) Frank Dobson (1913–1917) Robert C. Marshall (1918) Frank Dobson (1919–1933) Glenn Thistlethwaite (1934–1941) John Fenlon (1942) Malcolm Pitt (1943–1944) George Hope (1945) John Fenlon (1946–1947) Karl Esleeck (1948–1950) Ed Merrick (1951–1965) Frank Jones (1966–1973) Jim Tait (1974–1979) Dal Shealy (1980–1988) Jim Marshall (1989–1994) Jim Reid (1995–2003) Dave Clawson (2004–2007) Mike London (2008–2009) Latrell Scott (2010) Wayne Lineburg # (2011) Danny Rocco (2012–2016) Russ Huesman (2017– ) # denotes interim head coach

Richmond Spiders head football coaches

M. C. Taylor (1881)
C. M. Hazen (1882)
No team (1883–1884)
C. M. Hazen (1885–1886)
H. R. Hundley (1887)
C. M. Hazen (1888)
Frank Johnson (1889)
C. T. Taylor (1890)
Dana Rucker (1891)
Penwick Shelton (1892)
Dana Rucker (1893–1895)
No team (1896)
Bill Wertenbaker (1897)
Oscar Lee Owens (1898)
Julien Hill (1899)
Ed Kenna (1900)
Garnett Nelson (1901)
Graham Hobson (1902)
Fred Vail (1903)
Harry Wall (1904)
E. A. Dunlap (1905–1909)
E. V. Long (1910)
Sam Honaker (1911)
E. A. Dunlap (1912)
Frank Dobson (1913–1917)
Robert C. Marshall (1918)
Frank Dobson (1919–1933)
Glenn Thistlethwaite (1934–1941)
John Fenlon (1942)
Malcolm Pitt (1943–1944)
George Hope (1945)
John Fenlon (1946–1947)
Karl Esleeck (1948–1950)
Ed Merrick (1951–1965)
Frank Jones (1966–1973)
Jim Tait (1974–1979)
Dal Shealy (1980–1988)
Jim Marshall (1989–1994)
Jim Reid (1995–2003)
Dave Clawson (2004–2007)
Mike London (2008–2009)
Latrell Scott (2010)
Wayne Lineburg # (2011)
Danny Rocco (2012–2016)
Russ Huesman (2017– )

# denotes interim head coach

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