Bo Hagan
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Harold Benjamin "Bo" Hagan (October 8, 1925 – January 22, 2002) was an American football
player and coach. He served as head football coach at Rice University
from 1967 from 1970, compiling a record of 12–27–1. Before serving as head coach, Hagan had been the backfield coach at Rice for 11 seasons.
coach in Atlanta before serving as freshmen football coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology
under Bobby Dodd
from 1951 to 1953. He moved to Southern Methodist University
in 1954, were he worked for two seasons as backfield coach with Woody Woodard
. In 1956, Jess Neely
hired Hagan as his backfield coach at Rice University
. He assisted Neely for 11 seasons before succeeding him as head coach after the 1966 campaign.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and coach. He served as head football coach at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
from 1967 from 1970, compiling a record of 12–27–1. Before serving as head coach, Hagan had been the backfield coach at Rice for 11 seasons.
Coaching career
Hagan was a high school footballHigh school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
coach in Atlanta before serving as freshmen football coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
under Bobby Dodd
Bobby Dodd
Robert Lee Dodd was an American college football coach at Georgia Tech. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and coach, something that only three people have accomplished....
from 1951 to 1953. He moved to Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
in 1954, were he worked for two seasons as backfield coach with Woody Woodard
Woody Woodard
Chalmer E. “Woody” Woodard was an American football coach.-McPherson College:Coach Woodard was head football, basketball and track coach and athletic director at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas from 1950 to 1952...
. In 1956, Jess Neely
Jess Neely
Jess C. Neely was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern University, now Rhodes College , Clemson University , and Rice University , compiling a career college football record of 207–176–19...
hired Hagan as his backfield coach at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
. He assisted Neely for 11 seasons before succeeding him as head coach after the 1966 campaign.