| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1854 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | (1928-04-29)April 29, 1928 (aged 74) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1892 | Fordham |
| 1903 | Fordham |
| Baseball | |
| 1892–1893 | Fordham |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–4 (football) 94–31–2 (baseball) |
Harry Allan Ely (1854 – April 29, 1928), sometimes spelledHarry Allen Ely, was an Americancollege football andcollege baseball coach,United States Army officer, and activist. He served as the head football coach atFordham University in 1892 and 1903, compiling a record of 9–4. Ely was also the head baseball coach at Fordham from 1892 to 1893, tallying a mark of 94–31–2.
Ely was a graduate ofYale University.[1] He served in the U.S. Army during theSpanish–American War, theBoxer Rebellion, andWorld War I, reaching the rank of captain. Ely was the chairman of the Audubon Council and the Washington Heights Tenants' Association. He owned and editedThe New York Tenant, which advocated for renters. Ely died on April 29, 1928, at his home in Manhattan. He was buried atWoodlawn Cemetery inthe Bronx.[2][3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham(Independent)(1892) | |||||||||
| 1892 | Fordham | 5–3 | |||||||
| Fordham(Independent)(1903) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Fordham | 4–1 | |||||||
| Fordham: | 9–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–4 | ||||||||
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