Henry S. Pratt

Henry S. Pratt
Biographical details
BornMay 20, 1877
Lawrence, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 25, 1940 (aged 72)[1]
Andover, Massachusetts
Playing career
1897–1899Brown
1900Duquesne Country and Athletic Club
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1901Cincinnati
Basketball
1901–1902Cincinnati
Head coaching record
Overall1–4–1 (football)
5–4 (basketball)

Henry Selden Pratt (May 20, 1877 – March 25, 1940) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball.[2] Pratt played quarterback for the Brown University football team, lettering in 1897–1899 and captaining the team in his senior year.[3][4] In 1900, he played professional football for the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club.[3] He served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati for one season in 1901, compiling a record of 1–4–1. Pratt was also the head basketball coach at Cincinnati during the same academic year, 1901–02, tallying a mark of 5–4.

  1. ^ Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1901–1980
  2. ^ "The Cincinnatian. 1902". June 1902.
  3. ^ a b "Brown Football in the Pros". brownbears.com. Brown University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Brown Football Game-by-Game Results". brownbears.com. Brown University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2023.