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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1876-07-11)July 11, 1876 Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 27, 1924(1924-10-27) (aged 48) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1898 | Harvard |
| Baseball | |
| 1899 | Harvard |
| Position(s) | Tackle (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1899–1900 | Cornell |
| 1908–1916 | Harvard |
| 1917 | Camp Devens |
| 1923–1924 | Columbia |
| Baseball | |
| 1915 | Harvard |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–17–6 (football) 23–7 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4national (1908, 1910, 1912–1913) | |
| Awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1951 (profile) | |
Percy Duncan Haughton (July 11, 1876 – October 27, 1924) was anAmerican football andbaseball player and coach. He served as head football coach atCornell University from 1899 to 1900, atHarvard University from 1908 to 1916, and atColumbia University from 1923 to 1924, compiling a careercollege football record of 97–17–6. TheHarvard Crimson claimednational champions for three of the seasons that Haughton coached: 1910, 1912, and 1913. Haughton was also Harvard's head baseball coach in 1915[1] and part owner of theBoston Braves from 1916 to 1918.[2] He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1951.
Haughton was born on July 11, 1876. Haughton attendedGroton School, graduating in 1895, and then went on toHarvard College, graduating in 1899.
Haughton and his wife ownedGould Island in Rhode Island where Haughton trained the Harvard football team.[3] Apocryphal tales assert that before the 1908Harvard–Yale Game, Haughton strangled a bulldog in the locker room to motivate his players.
He bought theBoston Braves withArthur Chamberlin Wise in 1916.[2] Haughton served as club president until the team was purchased byGeorge Washington Grant in 1919.[4]
Haughton served as the head coach ofCamp Devens football team in 1917.[5] In 1918 he was commissioned as a major in theUnited States Army'sChemical Warfare Service.[6] After Haughton's military service ended, he announced he would not return to Harvard, instead focusing on his work withWhite Weld & Co.[7]
Haughton became Columbia's football coach in spring 1923 as the school re-established a team that had been dissolved in 1905 following allegations that football had become too violent. To alleviate concerns that the game was still too violent, Haughton promised to instil discipline in his players, saying: "It will be my purpose to teach the men what they should learn in order to better prepare for life after the university. If I can do that, if I can contribute toward qualifying them for the finest type of citizenship, I will be satisfied."[8]
Haughton died at age 48 on October 27, 1924, after becoming ill on the Columbia football field. The cause of death was classified as acute indigestion.[9][10]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Cornell Big Red(Independent)(1899–1900) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Cornell | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1900 | Cornell | 10–2 | |||||||
| Cornell: | 17–5 | ||||||||
| Harvard Crimson(Independent)(1908–1916) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Harvard | 9–0–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Harvard | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | Harvard | 9–0–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | Harvard | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1912 | Harvard | 9–0 | |||||||
| 1913 | Harvard | 9–0 | |||||||
| 1914 | Harvard | 7–0–2 | |||||||
| 1915 | Harvard | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Harvard | 7–3 | |||||||
| Harvard: | 72–7–5 | ||||||||
| Columbia Lions(Independent)(1923–1924) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Columbia | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Columbia | 4–1[n 1] | |||||||
| Columbia: | 8–5–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 97–17–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Associated with him as head of a syndicate of Boston men is Arthur C. Wise, member of a local banking firm.
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