Horace Hendrickson
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Horace James "Horse" Hendrickson (August 24, 1910 – May 22, 2004) was an American football
, basketball
, and baseball
player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. 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.
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. In 1942, he moved to the University of Pennsylvania
replacing Howard Odell
as the backfield coach on the football team.
on June 18, 1938. The couple had two sons, Richard Fulton and James Alva.
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...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player, coach, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Elon University
Elon University
Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001. The campus is a botanical garden and features oak trees, brick sidewalks, fountains, and lakes...
from 1937 to 1941 and at North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
from 1952 to 1953, compiling a career college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
record of 35–28–1. From 1937 to 1941, Hendrickson coached at Elon University
Elon University
Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001. The campus is a botanical garden and features oak trees, brick sidewalks, fountains, and lakes...
, 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
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
. From 1952 to 1953, he coached at North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Commonly known as NC State, the university is part of the University of North Carolina system and is a land, sea, and space grant institution...
, where he compiled a 4–16 record.
Hendrickson played football, basketball, and baseball at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. He then served as director of athletics at Elon University
Elon University
Elon University is a private liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Formerly known as Elon College, it became Elon University on June 1, 2001. The campus is a botanical garden and features oak trees, brick sidewalks, fountains, and lakes...
, and coached football, baseball and basketball from 1937 to 1942. In 1942, he moved to the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
replacing Howard Odell
Howard Odell
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as the backfield coach on the football team.
Family
Hendrickson was married to Gene Fulton Swartz of Derry, PennsylvaniaDerry, Pennsylvania
Derry is a borough in Westmoreland County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, east of Pittsburgh. The Borough of Derry, consisting of the town area, should not be confused with Derry Township, which is a separate municipality surrounding the borough. In 1900, the population numbered 2,347, and in...
on June 18, 1938. The couple had two sons, Richard Fulton and James Alva.