Harry Baujan
American football player and coach (1894–1976)
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Harry Clifford "Blond Beast" Baujan (May 24, 1894 – December 30, 1976) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.
Beardstown, Illinois, U.S.
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1894 Beardstown, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1976 (aged 82) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1916 | Notre Dame |
| 1920–1921 | Cleveland Tigers/Indians |
| Position | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1946 | Dayton |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1928 | Dayton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 124–64–8 (football) 46–38 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 OAC (1933) 1 BAA (1938) | |
| College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1990 (profile) | |
Career
Baujan was born in Beardstown, Illinois. He played college football as an end at the University of Notre Dame.[1] He also played two seasons (1920–1921) in the National Football League for the Cleveland Tigers/Indians. He served as the head football coach at the University of Dayton from 1923 to 1946, compiling a record of 124–64–8. Baujan was also head coach of Dayton Flyers men's basketball team between 1923 and 1928, and later served as the school's athletic director.[1][2][3]
Personal life and legacy
Baujan was married, and had a son.[4] He died in 1976, at the age of 82, in Dayton. He was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1990. Baujan Field, the current home of the University of Dayton's men's and women's soccer teams, was named in Baujan's honor in 1961.[5] The field served as the university's home football field since its construction in 1925, but has since been repurposed, undergoing several improvements.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Flyers (Independent) (1923–1925) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Dayton | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1924 | Dayton | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1925 | Dayton | 7–2 | |||||||
| Dayton Flyers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1926–1934) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Dayton | 8–2 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1927 | Dayton | 6–3 | 2–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1928 | Dayton | 6–3 | 2–0 | NA | |||||
| 1929 | Dayton | 4–5 | 1–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Dayton | 4–3–2 | 2–0 | NA | |||||
| 1931 | Dayton | 5–3–2 | 0–0–1 | T–10th | |||||
| 1932 | Dayton | 9–2 | 1–1 | T–11th | |||||
| 1933 | Dayton | 7–2–1 | 3–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934 | Dayton | 4–3–1 | 0–0–1 | 6th | |||||
| Dayton Flyers (Buckeye Athletic Association) (1935–1938) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Dayton | 4–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1936 | Dayton | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1937 | Dayton | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1938 | Dayton | 7–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Dayton Flyers (Independent) (1939–1946) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Dayton | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Dayton | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1941 | Dayton | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1942 | Dayton | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1946 | Dayton | 6–3 | |||||||
| Dayton: | 124–64–8 | 25–9–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 124–64–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
