Dick Hartley
American football player (1900–1978)
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Hugh Vinson "Dick" Hartley[4] (December 13, 1900 – August 4, 1978) was an American college football player and business executive.
Fort Valley, Georgia, U.S.
Petaluma, California, U.S.
 Hartley, c. 1920 | |
| No. 23 – Georgia Bulldogs | |
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| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 13, 1900[a] Fort Valley, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | August 4, 1978 (aged 77) Petaluma, California, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Georgia Military Academy |
| College | Georgia (1920–1921) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Biography
Hartley was born on December 13, 1900, in Fort Valley, Georgia.[2] He prepped at Georgia Military Academy, graduating in 1919.[5] He then starred as a halfback for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1920 and 1921.[6] As a member of the "ten second backfield"[b] in 1920, Hartley ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns in a minute and twenty seconds against South Carolina.[8][9] That season, he scored a total of 11 touchdowns, including eight on runs of more than 35 yards.[10]: 259 In 1921, he scored on Harvard,[11] and he fumbled twice against Dartmouth.[12] Hartley was also a standout member of Georgia's track team,[5][10]: 275 and was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.[10]: 160
As of October 1922, Hartley was coaching high school football in Emanuel County, Georgia.[4] In August 1923, Hartley was reportedly set to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.[13] He joined Thomas Cook & Son in 1924, and was made a director of the company in 1964.[5] During World War II, he was a major in the United States Army Air Forces,[5] serving from September 1942 to January 1946.[3]
Hartley died on August 4, 1978, aged 77, on Petaluma, California.[2]
