Harry Rockafeller

Harry Rockafeller
Biographical details
Born(1894-08-26)August 26, 1894[1]
Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1978(1978-04-05) (aged 83)
New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912–1915Rutgers
Basketball
1913–1916Rutgers
Position(s)End (football)
Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1930Rutgers
1942–1945Rutgers
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1952–1956Rutgers (acting AD)
1956–1961Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall33–26–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Middle Three (1929, 1943, 1945)

Harry Joseph "Rocky" Rockafeller Jr. (August 26, 1894 – April 5, 1978) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator at Rutgers University. He was the head football coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team for eight years from 1927 to 1930 and from 1942 to 1945. He was also the athletic director until 1961.

  1. ^ Draft Registration Card dated April 27, 1942 for Harry Joseph Rockafeller, born August 26, 1894, employed by Rutgers University, resident of Piscataway Township, Middlesex, New Jersey. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: New Jersey