Hank Swasey

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Hank Swasey
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Biographical details
Born(1893-04-25)April 25, 1893
South Berwick, Maine, USA
DiedJune 1, 1980(1980-06-01) (aged 87)
Biddeford, Maine, USA
Alma mater Amherst College
Playing career
Baseball
1912–1915 Amherst
Football
1912–1914 Amherst
Position(s) Center Fielder, Left End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1922–1962 New Hampshire
Soccer
1924–1927 New Hampshire
Ice Hockey
1924–1925 New Hampshire
Head coaching record
Overall248–273–1 (.476) [baseball]
Tournaments1–2

Henry Cleveland "Hank" Swasey was an American athlete and coach. He played both baseball and football at Amherst College and coached at the University of New Hampshire for 41 years. he was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1968. [1]

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Career

Born and raised in South Berwick, Maine, Hank Swasey graduated from Berwick Academy in 1911. That fall he began attending Amherst College and joined the school's baseball team as a freshman. At the beginning of his sophomore year he also joined the football team, eventually become the starting Left End. During his senior season, he was captain of the baseball team, graduating in the spring of 1915. [2]

After earning a degree in physical education, Swasey remained at school for a year on a fellowship before becoming an instructor at Fessenden School. After a year on the job, he left for a similar position at Adelphia Academy in Brooklyn. He remained in that position for 1 year before returning to the college ranks as an instructor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. [3]

In 1921, he was hired by the New Hampshire College as an assistant professor of physical education as well as the school's head baseball coach. Early on, Swasey was also in charge of intramural athletics and in that capacity he founded two new varsity programs for the school. [4] In 1924, the newly renamed University of New Hampshire began sponsoring men's soccer Swasey would helm the nascent program for four year before it was shuttered and didn't return to varsity status until the mid-1960s. [5] Later in '24, The school also founded an ice hockey program. While that club remained active afterwards, Swasey would only helm the hockey team for its inaugural year. [6]

Baseball, however, was Swasey calling and he led the program for 41 years, pausing only briefly due to World War II.[ citation needed ] In 1956, Swasey led the Wildcats to the College World Series, the first of two appearances in program history. He retired as an associate professor in 1962 and was inducted into the ABCA Hall of fame a few years later. [7]

Head coaching record

Baseball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
New Hampshire Bulls Independent(1922–1925)
1922New Hampshire 3–12
1923New Hampshire 8–4
1924New Hampshire 9–5
1925New Hampshire 6–8–1
New Hampshire WildcatsIndependent(1926–1943)
1926New Hampshire 9–5
1927New Hampshire 7–8
1928New Hampshire 11–8
1929New Hampshire 6–9
1930New Hampshire 7–6–1
1931New Hampshire 7–5
1932New Hampshire 6–7–1
1933New Hampshire 3–8–1
1934New Hampshire 3–7
1935New Hampshire 5–4–2
1936New Hampshire 13–1
1937New Hampshire 4–12
1938New Hampshire 3–9
1939New Hampshire 8–6
1940New Hampshire 7–2–1
1941New Hampshire 7–4
1942New Hampshire 5–5
1943New Hampshire 8–1
New Hampshire:144–136–7
New Hampshire Wildcats(Yankee Conference)(1926–1943)
1946New Hampshire 8–0
1947New Hampshire 4–7
1948New Hampshire 8–4–1
1949New Hampshire 3–9
1950New Hampshire 4–10
1951New Hampshire 7–7
1952New Hampshire 6–11
1953New Hampshire 6–8
1954New Hampshire 10–3
1955New Hampshire 11–5
1956New Hampshire 13–7 CWS Lower round 2
1957New Hampshire 6–10
1958New Hampshire 2–14
1959New Hampshire 7–11
1960New Hampshire 4–11
1961New Hampshire 3–8
1962New Hampshire 2–12
New Hampshire:104–137–1
Total:248–273–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Soccer

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
New Hampshire Bulls Independent(1924–1925)
1924New Hampshire 2–0–1
1925New Hampshire 2–4–0
New Hampshire WildcatsIndependent(1926–1927)
1926New Hampshire 2–2–1
1927New Hampshire 3–3–0
New Hampshire:9–9–2
Total:9–9–2

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Ice Hockey

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
New Hampshire Bulls Independent(1924–1925)
1924–25 New Hampshire 2–2–0
New Hampshire:2–2–0
Total:2–2–0

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "Henry "Hank" Swasey". American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Amherst Olio 1916". Amherst College. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ "The Granite 1923". University of New Hampshire. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Granite 1927". University of New Hampshire. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Records". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ "MHOC Year-by-Year Quick Look". New Hampshire Wildcats. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Granite 1963". University of New Hampshire. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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