Harry Helmer
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 Helmer pictured in Cheppewa 1910, Central Michigan yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 26, 1884 Sandstone Charter Township, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1971 (aged 86) Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1907 | Alma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1912 | Central Michigan |
| 1916–1917 | Alma |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1916 | Central Michigan |
| 1916–1918 | Alma |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1916 | Central Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–13–3 (football) 50–40 (basketball) 33–26–2 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 MIAA (1917) | |
Harry William Helmer (November 26, 1884 – April 11, 1971) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan Normal School—now known as Central Michigan University—from 1909 to 1912 and Alma College in 1916 and 1917. Helmer was also the head basketball coach at Central Michigan from 1910 to 1916 and at Alma from 1916 to 1918, amassing a career college basketball coaching mark of 50–40. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Central Michigan from 1910 to 1916, tallying a mark of 33–26–2.
Helmer was an alumnus of Alma College who also studied at Columbia University.[1] While at Alma, Helmer played on the football, baseball, basketball, and track and field teams.[2] He later served for many years as the superintendent of schools in Alma, Michigan. We was also served 18 years as a supervisor of Parma Township and was the director of the welfare department in Jackson County, Michigan, from 1944 to 1954.[1]
Helmer was married to Hazel Potter. They had a son, Hal, and a daughter, Wilhelmina. He died in a hospital in Jackson, Michigan, in 1971.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan Normalites (Independent) (1909–1912) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Central Michigan | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1910 | Central Michigan | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1911 | Central Michigan | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1912 | Central Michigan | 2–1–2 | |||||||
| Central Michigan: | 15–8–3 | ||||||||
| Alma Maroon and Cream (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Alma | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1917 | Alma | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Alma: | 11–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 26–13–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Harry W. Helmer". Battle Creek Enquirer. April 13, 1971. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Athlete Married". Alma Record. September 15, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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