Herman Olcott

Herman Olcott

Olcott pictured in the 1903 Yackety Yack, North Carolina yearbook
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	January 1, 1879 New York, New York
Died	November 3, 1929 (aged 50) Wallingford, Connecticut
Playing career
1900–1901	Yale
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902–1903	North Carolina
1907–1912	NYU
1915–1917	Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall	45–30–11
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American, 1900

Herman Parker "Bo" Olcott (January 1, 1879 – November 3, 1929)^[1] was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Yale University, where he was an All-American in 1900 at center. From 1902 to 1903, he served as the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he compiled an 11–4–3 record. From 1907 to 1912, he coached at New York University (NYU), where he compiled an 18–19–7 record. From 1915 to 1917, he coached at the University of Kansas, where he compiled a 16–7–1 record. Olcott died on November 3, 1929 in Wallingford, Connecticut after a three-year illness.^[2]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1902)
1902	North Carolina	5–1–3	1–0
North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1903)
1903	North Carolina	6–3
North Carolina:		11–4–3	1–0
NYU Violets (Independent) (1907–1912)
1907	NYU	5–2
1908	NYU	2–3–2
1909	NYU	6–1–1
1910	NYU	2–4–1
1911	NYU	1–3–3
1912	NYU	2–6
NYU:		18–19–7
Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1917)
1915	Kansas	6–2	3–1	2nd
1916	Kansas	4–3–1	1–2–1	5th
1917	Kansas	6–2	3–1	T–2nd
Kansas:		16–7–1	7–4–1
Total:		45–30–11

References

2. AP (November 5, 1929). "HERMAN OLCOTT DIES; EX-YALE GRIDIRON STAR; Former Centre on Noted F. Gordon Brown Football Team Had Been Ill Three Years". The New York Times. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

External links

• Herman Olcott at the College Football Data Warehouse