Changes: Hal Lahar

Hal Lahar
Hal Lahar
	Lahar at Houston, circa 1957
Born	July 14, 1919; Durant, Oklahoma
Died	October 20, 2003 (aged 84); Dallas, Texas

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Harold W. "Hal" Lahar (July 14, 1919 – October 20, 2003) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Colgate University (1952 to 1956 and 1962 to 1967) and the University of Houston (1957 to 1961).

Lahar was born in Durant, Oklahoma and attended Central High School in Oklahoma City. He later was an All-Big Six Conference for the Oklahoma Sooners under coach Tom Stidham.^[1] Lahar was selected 79th overall in the 1941 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears,^[2] where he spent the 1941 NFL season before serving with the United States Navy in the South Pacific during World War II.

After leaving the service in 1945, Lahar played for the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948^[3] before beginning his college coaching career as an assistant under Otis Douglas at the University of Arkansas in 1950. In 1952, he became the 25th head coach at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. In 1957, he succeeded Bill Meek at the University of Houston, where he spent five years, before returning to Colgate in 1962, making him the first man to return to a Division I head-coaching job after leaving for another school.^[4] Following the 1967 season, Lahar retired from coaching and served as athletic director at Colgate. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 53 wins, 40 losses, and 8 ties. This ranks him fourth at Colgate in terms of total wins and 18th at Colgate in terms of winning percentage.^[5]

Lahar was also assistant commissioner of the Southwest Conference. He worked at the now-defunct SWC from 1973 until his retirement in 1983. Upon his death in 2003, Lahar was buried in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Colgate Red Raiders (NCAA University Division independent) (1952–1956)
1952	Colgate	6–3
1953	Colgate	3–4–2
1954	Colgate	5–2–2
1955	Colgate	6–3
1956	Colgate	4–5
Colgate:		24–17–4
Houston Cougars (Missouri Valley Conference) (1957–1959)
1957	Houston	5–4–1	3–0	1st
1958	Houston	5–4	2–2	3rd
1959	Houston	3–7	3–1	1st
Houston Cougars (NCAA University Division independent) (1960–1961)
1960	Houston	6–4
1961	Houston	5–4–1
Houston:		24–23–2	8–3
Colgate Raiders (NCAA University Division independent) (1962–1967)
1962	Colgate	3–5–1
1963	Colgate	3–4–1
1964	Colgate	7–2
1965	Colgate	6–3–1
1966	Colgate	8–1–1
1967	Colgate	2–8
Colgate:		29–23–4
Total:		77–63–10
National championship Conference title Conference division title
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl.

References

↑ The University of Oklahoma-Sooner Sports Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. OU Football All Conference Honors
↑ NFL Football Database Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. Hal Lahar
↑ The Encyclopedia of Pro Football In Western New York: 1900-1949^{[dead link]} by Jerome Collins and PFRA Western New York Committee
↑ Colgate Raiders News Archived 2013-01-24 at Archive.is "Harold Lahar, Former Colgate Coach-Athletic Director Dies"
↑ http://www.Colgatesports.com/sports/football/2007%20Guide/2007%20FB%20Web%20Guide.pdf^{[dead link]}

External links

Hal Lahar at Find a Grave

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[1] The University of Oklahoma-Sooner Sports Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. OU Football All Conference Honors

[2] NFL Football Database Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. Hal Lahar

[3] The Encyclopedia of Pro Football In Western New York: 1900-1949^{[dead link]} by Jerome Collins and PFRA Western New York Committee

[4] Colgate Raiders News Archived 2013-01-24 at Archive.is "Harold Lahar, Former Colgate Coach-Athletic Director Dies"

[5] ttp://www.Colgatesports.com/sports/football/2007%20Guide/2007%20FB%20Web%20Guide.pdf^{[dead link]}

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-| sport = [[American football|Football]]
+| sport = Football
 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|7|14}}
-| birth_place = [[Durant, Oklahoma]]
+| birth_place = Durant, Oklahoma
 | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|10|20|1919|7|14}}
-| death_place = [[Dallas, Texas]]
+| death_place = Dallas, Texas
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 | player_years1 = 1938–1940
-| player_team1 = [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
+| player_team1 = Oklahoma
 | player_years2 = 1941
-| player_team2 = [[Chicago Bears]]
+| player_team2 = Chicago Bears
 | player_years3 = 1946–1948
-| player_team3 = [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]]
+| player_team3 = Buffalo Bills
-| player_positions = [[Guard (American and Canadian football)|Guard]]
+| player_positions = Guard
 | coach_years1 = 1950–1951
 | coach_team1 = [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] (assistant)
 | coach_years2 = 1952–1956
-| coach_team2 = [[Colgate Raiders football|Colgate]]
+| coach_team2 = Colgate
 | coach_years3 = 1957–1961
 | coach_team3 = [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]]
 | coach_years4 = 1962–1967
-| coach_team4 = [[Colgate Raiders football|Colgate]]
+| coach_team4 = Colgate
 | admin_years1 = 1967–1973
 | admin_team1 = [[Colgate Raiders|Colgate]]
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-| championships = 2 [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]] (1957, 1959)
+| championships = 2 MVC (1957, 1959)
 | awards =
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-'''Harold W. "Hal" Lahar''' (July 14, 1919 – October 20, 2003) was an [[American football]] player and coach.  He served as the head football coach at [[Colgate University]] (1952 to 1956 and 1962 to 1967) and the [[University of Houston]] (1957 to 1961).
+'''Harold W. "Hal" Lahar''' (July 14, 1919 – October 20, 2003) was an American football player and coach.  He served as the head football coach at Colgate University (1952 to 1956 and 1962 to 1967) and the University of Houston (1957 to 1961).
-Lahar was born in [[Durant, Oklahoma]] and attended [[Central High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)|Central High School]] in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]]. He later was an All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Six Conference]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]] under coach [[Tom Stidham]].<ref>[http://soonersports.com/bobstoops/pages/Tradition/all_conference.html The University of Oklahoma-Sooner Sports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317123614/http://soonersports.com/bobstoops/pages/Tradition/all_conference.html |date=2008-03-17 }} OU Football All Conference Honors</ref> Lahar was selected 79th overall in the [[1941 NFL Draft]] by the [[Chicago Bears]],<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LAHARHAL01 NFL Football Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218043245/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LAHARHAL01 |date=2010-02-18 }} Hal Lahar</ref> where he spent the [[1941 NFL season]] before serving with the [[United States Navy]] in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|South Pacific]] during [[World War II]].
+Lahar was born in Durant, Oklahoma and attended [[Central High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)|Central High School]] in Oklahoma City. He later was an All-Big Six Conference  for the Oklahoma Sooners under coach [[Tom Stidham]].<ref>[http://soonersports.com/bobstoops/pages/Tradition/all_conference.html The University of Oklahoma-Sooner Sports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317123614/http://soonersports.com/bobstoops/pages/Tradition/all_conference.html |date=2008-03-17}} OU Football All Conference Honors</ref> Lahar was selected 79th overall in the 1941 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears,<ref>[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LAHARHAL01 NFL Football Database] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218043245/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LAHARHAL01 |date=2010-02-18}} Hal Lahar</ref> where he spent the 1941 NFL season before serving with the [[United States Navy]] in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|South Pacific]] during [[World War II]].
-After leaving the service in 1945, Lahar played for the [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] of the [[All-America Football Conference]] from 1946 to 1948<ref>[http://www.wnypfra.org/pdf/1946%20AAFC%20Game%20Summary.pdf The Encyclopedia of Pro Football In Western New York: 1900-1949]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} by Jerome Collins and PFRA Western New York Committee</ref> before beginning his college coaching career as an assistant under [[Otis Douglas]] at the [[University of Arkansas]] in 1950. In 1952, he became the 25th head coach at [[Colgate University]] in [[Hamilton (village), New York|Hamilton, New York]]. In 1957, he succeeded [[Bill Meek]] at the [[University of Houston]], where he spent five years, before returning to Colgate in 1962, making him the first man to return to a [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] head-coaching job after leaving for another school.<ref>[http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/news/football/2003/10/21/news_1751.asp?path=football Colgate Raiders News] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130124145541/http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/news/football/2003/10/21/news_1751.asp?path=football |date=2013-01-24 }} "Harold Lahar, Former Colgate Coach-Athletic Director Dies"</ref> Following the 1967 season, Lahar retired from coaching and served as [[athletic director]] at Colgate. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 53 wins, 40 losses, and 8 ties.  This ranks him fourth at Colgate in terms of total wins and 18th at Colgate in terms of winning percentage.<ref>http://www.Colgatesports.com/sports/football/2007%20Guide/2007%20FB%20Web%20Guide.pdf{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+After leaving the service in 1945, Lahar played for the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948<ref>[http://www.wnypfra.org/pdf/1946%20AAFC%20Game%20Summary.pdf The Encyclopedia of Pro Football In Western New York: 1900-1949]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} by Jerome Collins and PFRA Western New York Committee</ref> before beginning his college coaching career as an assistant under [[Otis Douglas]] at the University of Arkansas in 1950. In 1952, he became the 25th head coach at Colgate University in [[Hamilton (village), New York|Hamilton, New York]]. In 1957, he succeeded [[Bill Meek]] at the University of Houston, where he spent five years, before returning to Colgate in 1962, making him the first man to return to a Division I head-coaching job after leaving for another school.<ref>[http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/news/football/2003/10/21/news_1751.asp?path=football Colgate Raiders News] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130124145541/http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/news/football/2003/10/21/news_1751.asp?path=football |date=2013-01-24}} "Harold Lahar, Former Colgate Coach-Athletic Director Dies"</ref> Following the 1967 season, Lahar retired from coaching and served as athletic director at Colgate. His overall coaching record at Colgate was 53 wins, 40 losses, and 8 ties.  This ranks him fourth at Colgate in terms of total wins and 18th at Colgate in terms of winning percentage.<ref>http://www.Colgatesports.com/sports/football/2007%20Guide/2007%20FB%20Web%20Guide.pdf{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
-Lahar was also assistant commissioner of the [[Southwest Conference]]. He worked at the now-defunct SWC from 1973 until his retirement in 1983.  Upon his death in 2003, Lahar was buried in the [[Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery]].
+Lahar was also assistant commissioner of the Southwest Conference. He worked at the now-defunct SWC from 1973 until his retirement in 1983.  Upon his death in 2003, Lahar was buried in the [[Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery]].
 ==Head coaching record==
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+{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no}}
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- | name      = [[Colgate Raiders football|Colgate Red Raiders]]
+ | name      = Colgate Red Raiders
  | conf      = NCAA University Division independent
  | startyear = 1952
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  | name      = [[Houston Cougars football|Houston Cougars]]
- | conf      = [[Missouri Valley Conference]]
+ | conf      = Missouri Valley Conference
  | startyear = 1957
  | endyear   = 1959
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  | championship = conference
- | year         = [[1957 college football season|1957]]
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- | name         = [[1957 Houston Cougars football team|Houston]]
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  | overall      = 5–4–1
  | conference   = 3–0
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  | name         = Houston
  | overall      = 5–4
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  | name         = Houston
  | overall      = 3–7
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  | overall      = 6–4
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  | overall      = 5–4–1
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  | conf      = NCAA University Division independent
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  | name         = Colgate
  | overall      = 7–2
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  | name         = Colgate
  | overall      = 6–3–1
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  | name         = Colgate
  | overall      = 8–1–1
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- | year         = [[1967 college football season|1967]]
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  | name         = Colgate
  | overall      = 2–8
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Hal Lahar
Lahar at Houston, circa 1957
Born	(1919-07-14)July 14, 1919 Durant, Oklahoma
Died	October 20, 2003(2003-10-20) (aged 84) Dallas, Texas