Harry Gamage

Harry Gamage

Biographical details
Born	(1900-02-03)February 3, 1900 Macomb, Illinois
Died	August 22, 1994(1994-08-22) (aged 94) Mesa, Arizona
Playing career
Football
1919	Western Illinois
1921	Illinois
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922	Fairmont HS (WV)
1923	Parkersburg HS (WV)
1924–1926	Illinois (freshmen)
1927–1933	Kentucky
1934–1941	South Dakota
1946–1955	South Dakota
Basketball
1922–1923	Fairmont HS (WV)
Head coaching record
Overall	114–92–12 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 NCC (1938–1939, 1947, 1951)

Harry G. Gamage (February 3, 1900 – August 22, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and at the University of South Dakota from 1934 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1955, compiling a career college football record of 114–92–12.

A native of Macomb, Illinois, Gamage attended and played football at Western Illinois State Normal School—now Western Illinois University—and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

He coached at University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and, during his tenure, compiled a 32–25–5 record, including his best season of 6–1–1 in 1929. He subsequently became the head football coach at the University of South Dakota, where he served from 1934 to 1941 and, following World War II service, from 1946 to 1955.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1927–1932)
1927	Kentucky	3–6–1	1–5	21st
1928	Kentucky	4–3–1	2–2–1	T–9th
1929	Kentucky	6–1–1	3–1–1	6th
1930	Kentucky	5–3	4–3	T–10th
1931	Kentucky	5–2–2	4–2–2	6th
1932	Kentucky	4–5	4–5	12th
Kentucky Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1933)
1933	Kentucky	5–5	2–3	T–9th
Kentucky:		32–25–5	18–21–4
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1934–1941)
1934	South Dakota	2–7	0–4	5th
1935	South Dakota	5–3–1	1–3–1	T–4th
1936	South Dakota	4–3–2	3–1	2nd
1937	South Dakota	6–4	4–1	2nd
1938	South Dakota	7–1	5–0	1st
1939	South Dakota	4–5	4–1	T–1st
1940	South Dakota	4–5–1	2–1–1	3rd
1941	South Dakota	6–2	4–1	2nd
South Dakota Coyotes (North Central Conference) (1946–1955)
1946	South Dakota	2–4	1–2	6th
1947	South Dakota	7–2	4–0	1st
1948	South Dakota	7–3	4–1	2nd
1949	South Dakota	2–5–2	2–2–2	5th
1950	South Dakota	4–5	3–3	5th
1951	South Dakota	7–1	6–0	1st
1952	South Dakota	4–3–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
1953	South Dakota	2–6	2–4	T–5th
1954	South Dakota	5–4	3–3	T–3rd
1955	South Dakota	4–4	3–3	T–4th
South Dakota:		82–67–7	54–32–5
Total:		114–92–12
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

External links

• South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame profile
• Harry Gamage at Find a Grave