Henry Robert Margarita was an American football

American football

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 halfback

Halfback (American football)

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 and coach. He was a two-time honorable mention All-American at Brown University

Brown University

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, once rushing for 233 yards against Columnbia, the fourth-highest single-game rushing total in school history. Margarita played for the Chicago Bears

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 from 1944 to 1946, leading the team in rushing in 1945. Following his playing career, he took the head coaching job at Georgetown University

Georgetown University

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, compiling a 7–12 record in two seasons (1949–1950) and leading the Hoyas to the Sun Bowl

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 in his first season. After a disappointing 2–7 record in his second season, the university decided to disband the football team, citing travel expenses and high rent at Griffith Stadium

Griffith Stadium

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. Margarita was the last Hoya football coach until 1964, when the sport was revived at the club level.