Harold I. Dean
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1884 Richburg, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1949 (aged 64) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ohio Wesleyan (1907) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1906 | Ohio Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1911 | Wyoming |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1912 | Wyoming |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–12–1 (football) 9–13 (basketball) |
Harold Isaac Dean (May 8, 1884 – April 5, 1949) was an American college football and college basketball coach and United States Army officer. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wyoming from 1909 to 1911, compiling a record of 11–12–1.[1] Dean was he also the head basketball coach at Wyoming from 1910 to 1912, tallying a mark of 9–13.[2] He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1907.[3]
Dean was born in Richburg, New York.[4] He served as an officer in the United States Army Reserve from 1918 until 1942, when he moved to active service as an infantry major. Dean retired in 1944, and moved to Chula Vista, California. He died on April 5, 1949, at the Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dean was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming Cowboys (Independent) (1909–1910) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Wyoming | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1910 | Wyoming | 4–4 | |||||||
| Wyoming Cowboys (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1911) | |||||||||
| 1911 | Wyoming | 4–3–1 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| Wyoming: | 11–12–1 | 2–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–12–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "H. I. Dean". Sports-Reference College Football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Harold Dean". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ The Catalogue of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Burial Services Held For Harold I. Dean". The Oklahoma Legionnaire. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. May 1, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Masonic Rites for Major H. I. Dean Monday; Burial in Fort Rosecrans". Chula Vista Star. Chula Vista, California. April 8, 1949. p. 12A. Retrieved July 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .