Henry W. Lever
Linfield | |
Administrative career ( Linfield | |
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Head coaching record | |
Overall | 39–63–10 (college football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 NWC (1935) | |
Henry Work Lever (October 4, 1883 – July 1, 1980) was an American sportsperson and educator. He was a college football coach at four different colleges, as well as an athletic director, baseball coach, basketball coach, and track coach.
Early life
Lever graduated from high school in Loveland, Ohio, in 1901 and then started college at Miami University.[1] After also attending Ohio Northern University, he then graduated from Ohio University in 1908, playing football at all three schools.[1] Lever then began teaching at today's Valley City State University in North Dakota that same year, where he also served as athletic director.[1] The next year, he married Marguerite Sherburne, with the marriage producing nine children.[1] After a few years the family moved to Missouri to farm.[1]
Coaching career
In 1911, Lever was named the eighth head football coach at the Texas Christian University (TUC) in Fort Worth, Texas. His team produced a record of 4 wins and 5 losses that year.[2] For 1912 he was TCU's baseball manager.[1]
After his years at TCU, Lever became the tenth head football coach at
Lever moved his family north to
At Linfield he also was the men's basketball coach from 1930 to 1941 and again from 1942 to 1947. Lever had a record of 173–109 for a .613 winning percentage, the highest in school history for a coach with at least two seasons.[1] He was also the track coach from 1931 to 1935 and 1941 to 1943, and then baseball coach in 1947 when they won their first Northwest Conference championship.[1] He was later inducted into the college's athletic hall of fame.[1]
Later years
In 1952, Marguerite died and Lever moved to Central Oregon in 1953, settling in Madras.[1] He farmed briefly before moving into real estate as broker, which he continued until his death on July 1, 1980, after he was hit by a truck as he crossed the highway.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Valley City State Vikings (Independent) (1909)
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1909 | Valley City State | 3–2 | |||||||
Valley City State: | 3–2 | ||||||||
TCU (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911) | |||||||||
1911 | TCU | 4–5 | 0–3 | ||||||
TCU: | 4–5 | 0–3 | |||||||
Carroll Pioneers (Independent) (1913)
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1913 | Carroll | 2–2–3 | |||||||
Carroll: | 2–2–3 | ||||||||
Linfield Wildcats (Northwest Conference ) (1930–1938)
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1930 | Linfield | 1–7 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
1931 | Linfield | 0–6–1 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
1932 | Linfield | 3–5 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
1933 | Linfield | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1934 | Linfield | 5–3 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
1935 | Linfield | 5–2–2 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1936 | Linfield | 3–3–2 | 3–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1937 | Linfield | 3–4 | |||||||
1938 | Linfield | 2–6 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
Linfield Wildcats (Northwest Conference ) (1940–1942)
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1940 | Linfield | 1–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
1941 | Linfield | 1–6–1 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
1942 | Linfield | 2–1–1 | 0–1–1 | 5th | |||||
Linfield: | 30–54–7 | 12–30–3 | |||||||
Total: | 39–63–10 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |