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Admiral John 1-1. Brown, Presi. dent of rbe National foundaLion and Football Hall of ad dresses Dick Harlow, by Coose Doughty, prior 10 pre. scnlalion, Saturday, OetoLer 23, 1954. RICHARD C. HARLOW Before six thousand fans and escorted by State, the last two years as Head Coach. Follow- eleven of his former athletes, October 23rd on ing service in the Army, he returned there for HoITa Field, Western Maryland's advisory foot- two additional years as a line coach. Next he ball coach, Mr. Hicharrl Harlow, was honored. moved to Colgate (1921·1925) where his 1925 Admiral John Brown, President of the National undefeated eleven received a bid to play in the Foundation and Football Hall of Fame, presented Rose Bowl. In 1926, he moved to "the Hill" as to Mr. Harlow a citation certifying his selection Head Coach to remain until 1934 when he was to the Football Hall of Fame. Paying tribute to lured to Harvard University. He served there one of America's greatest coaches, the citation until 1942. recognized Mr. Harlow for "his outstanding Coach Harlow still holds the world's record for coaching ability. . sportsmanship, integrity, blocking kicks, when in his playing days he character, and contribution to the sport of foot. stopped 17 punts in the opponents backfield- baIL" against Pittsburgh, Navy, Cornell, Colgate, and Western Maryland College was indeed honored Villanova teams. 10 be chosen by Mr. Harlow as the place where he In addition to having had six of his players would like to receive this great honor. Although picked for All-American teams, Mr. Harlow has similar ceremonies were staged on twenty-four led nine undefeated squads through their regular other college campuses that October day, WMC seasons. Three were at Penn State, four at West- was the only campus having less than one thou- ern Maryland, and one at Virginia Polytechnic sand students on which presentation ceremonies Institute in 1918 while he was stationed there as took place. a military instructor, doubling as a coach. He Coach Harlow spent four years (1912·191.6) also holds the distinction of having coached the on the coaching staff of his Alma Mater, Penn South 10 a 7 to 6 win over the North in the 1932 contest, which was the first North-South ballgame ever staged. The close personal friend of such football coaches as Lou Little, Colonel Earl Blaik, Fritz Crisler, Knute Rockne, Rip Engle, and Harry Lawrence, Mr. Harlow was awarded the Coaell of the Year Award in 1936, and the Stagg Award in 1949. Mr. Harlow met his lovely wife at a football gnme when his Alma Mater played against Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indians. They were mar. ried in 1914. Currently they reside in West- minster thereby affording Western Maryland the opportunity to take advantage of Mr. Harlow's inestimable talent. It is with great pride that we pay tribute 10 Mr. Richard C. Harlow, a great coach and an eve» greater man, who has given so freely of his time and talents to the benefit of all of us who have known him. 141