 Hester in 1946 | |
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1911–1913 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1915 | Wofford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–5 |
Harry S. "Harvey" Hester was an American football player, coach, and sports executive.[1] He served as the head football coach at Wofford College in 1915.[2] Hester was a standout player at the University of Florida, once scoring seven touchdowns in one game against Florida Southern College in 1913.[3][4]
Hester joined with Lt. Commander Jack Meagher in 1945 to obtain a franchise for Miami in the forthcoming All-America Football Conference (AAFC).[5] Meagher, the coach of the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks football team in 1944, brought with him the "Seahawks" moniker for the new football club.
The Miami Seahawks played only one year, the 1946 season, before folding due to financial difficulties. The club's assets were sold to a new ownership group based in Baltimore, Maryland, and the club was moved there for the 1947 season to become the Baltimore Colts.
- ^ "Harvey Hester". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Wofford College Journal". Wofford College. 1915. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Big Football Game Here This Afternoon". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 11, 1919. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ "Behmian Yearbook". Wofford College. 1916. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ "Miami's Pro Team Bosses," Miami Herald, Jan. 20, 1945, p. 10.