H.G. Hadden
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Harry Graydon Hadden was an American football
player and coach. Hadden was born in 1874 and raised in the Englewood
section of Chicago. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law Department with an LLB degree in 1895. While attending law school, Hadden played tackle
for the 1894 Michigan Wolverines football team
. Following a tour with the Chicago Athletic Club, he transferred to Notre Dame, where he not only coached the football team in 1895, but also inserted himself into the lineup during a loss to Indianapolis Artillery. He served as the head coach at the University of Notre Dame
in 1895, tallying a mark of 3–1. He returned to Michigan as an assistant coach in 1899. In 1902, he was employed by the Knickerbocker Ice Co. in Chicago. As of 1912, he was employed as a sales agent in Kenilworth, Illinois
. At the time of his registration for the draft in 1918, Hadden was living and working in Washington, D.C.
, as Assistant Supervisor of the U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corp. He suffered burns on his face and hands in a fire at a two-story building in Washington, D.C., in November 1918. As of 1941, he was retired and living in New York City.
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. Hadden was born in 1874 and raised in the Englewood
Englewood, Chicago
Englewood, once known as "Junction Grove" , is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago. At its height, over 97,000 people lived in its approximately 3 square miles , but the neighborhood's population has since dropped dramatically...
section of Chicago. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law Department with an LLB degree in 1895. While attending law school, Hadden played tackle
Tackle (American football)
Tackle is a playing position in American and Canadian football. Historically, in the one-platoon system a tackle played on both offense and defense. In the modern system of specialized units, offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions....
for the 1894 Michigan Wolverines football team
1894 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1894 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1894 college football season. The team, with William McCauley as head coach, compiled an 9–1–1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined score of 244 to 84. The Wolverines played a home-and-away series...
. Following a tour with the Chicago Athletic Club, he transferred to Notre Dame, where he not only coached the football team in 1895, but also inserted himself into the lineup during a loss to Indianapolis Artillery. He served as the head coach at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
in 1895, tallying a mark of 3–1. He returned to Michigan as an assistant coach in 1899. In 1902, he was employed by the Knickerbocker Ice Co. in Chicago. As of 1912, he was employed as a sales agent in Kenilworth, Illinois
Kenilworth, Illinois
Kenilworth is a village in Cook County, Illinois, north of downtown Chicago. It is the newest of the nine suburban North Shore communities bordering Lake Michigan, and is the only one developed as a planned community...
. At the time of his registration for the draft in 1918, Hadden was living and working in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, as Assistant Supervisor of the U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corp. He suffered burns on his face and hands in a fire at a two-story building in Washington, D.C., in November 1918. As of 1941, he was retired and living in New York City.