 Crisp at Alabama | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1896 Crisp, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1970 (aged 73) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Hampden–Sydney |
| 1917–1920 | VPI |
| Position(s) | Tackle, running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1941 | Alabama (line) |
| 1945 | Alabama (line) |
| 1946 | Miami Seahawks (assistant/HC) |
| 1947–1949 | Tulane (line) |
| 1950–1957 | Alabama (line) |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1942 | Alabama |
| 1945–1946 | Alabama |
| Baseball | |
| 1928 | Alabama |
| Track | |
| 1921–1927 | Alabama |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1940 | Alabama |
| 1954–1957 | Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 264–133 (basketball) 12–7–2 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball Premo-Porretta National (1930) SoCon regular season (1930) SEC tournament (1934) 2 SEC regular season (1939, 1940) | |
Henry Gorham Crisp (December 10, 1896 – January 23, 1970) was an American football, basketball, baseball and track coach and college athletics administrator. In spite of an accident when he was 13 years old that resulted in the loss of his right hand, Crisp went on to letter in football, basketball and track at both Hampden–Sydney College and Virginia Tech – then known primarily as VPI.
After completing his collegiate career, Crisp began his long coaching career at the University of Alabama. There he served as the head basketball coach (1924–1942, 1945–1946), baseball coach (1928), track coach (1921–1927), as a line coach with the football team (1921–1941, 1945, 1950–1957) and as athletic director (1930–1940, 1954–1957). Crisp also served as an assistant and interim head coach with the Miami Seahawks (1946) and as a line coach at Tulane (1947–1949).