Horace Hendrickson

Horace James "Horse" Hendrickson (August 24, 1910 – May 22, 2004) was an American football, basketball and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Elon University from 1937 to 1941 and at North Carolina State University from 1952 to 1953, compiling a career college football record of 35–28–1. From 1937 to 1941, Hendrickson coached at Elon University, where he compiled a 31–12–1 record. His best season came in 1941, when his team went 8–1. For much of the 1940s, he was an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1952 to 1953, he coached at North Carolina State University, where he compiled a 4–16 record.

Horace Hendrickson
Hendrickson pictured in The Agromeck 1953, NC State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1910-08-24)August 24, 1910
Delphos, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMay 22, 2004(2004-05-22) (aged 93)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1933Duke
Basketball
1933–1934Duke
Baseball
1932–1934Duke
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1936Duke (assistant freshmen)
1937–1941Elon
1942–1947Penn (backfield)
1948Brooklyn Dodgers (backfield)
1949–1950Duke (freshmen)
1951NC State (backfield)
1952–1953NC State
Basketball
1937–1942Elon
Baseball
1938–1941Elon
1944–1948Penn
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1937–1942Elon
Head coaching record
Overall35–28–1 (football)
95–21 (basketball)
109–56–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 North State (1938, 1941)

Hendrickson played football, basketball and baseball at Duke University. He then served as director of athletics at Elon University, and coached football, baseball and basketball from 1937 to 1942.[1] In 1942, he moved to the University of Pennsylvania replacing Howard Odell as the backfield coach on the football team.[2]

Family

Hendrickson was married to Gene Fulton Swartz of Derry, Pennsylvania on June 18, 1938.[3] The couple had two sons: Richard Fulton and James Alva.[4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Elon Fightin' Christians (North State Conference) (1937–1941)
1937 Elon 7–13–12nd
1938 Elon 6–34–1T–1st
1939 Elon 5–54–23rd
1940 Elon 5–2–15–12nd
1941 Elon 8–16–01st
Elon: 31–12–122–5
NC State Wolfpack (Southern Conference) (1952)
1952 NC State 3–72–4T–10th
NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953)
1953 NC State 1–90–37th
NC State: 4–162–7
Total:35–28–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Elon gets $2 million donation". News14. December 5, 2007. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  2. "Penn Post to Hendrickson". The New York Times. March 3, 1942. Retrieved January 1, 2011. Horace Hendrickson football coach at Elon College was named today to succeed Howard ODell as backfield coach at the University of Pennsylvania ...
  3. "Derry Girl Wed on Saturday". Greensburg Daily Tribune. June 20, 1938. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  4. "Horace James Hendrickson". The Nystroms of Apex, NC. Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
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