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Harry Gamage

American football player and coach (1900–1994)

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American football player and coach (1900–1994)

Field	Value
name	Harry Gamage
image	Coach Harry Gamage, 1928 (cropped).jpg
caption	Gamage in 1928
birth_date
birth_place	Macomb, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
player_sport1	Football
player_years2	1919
player_team2	Western Illinois
player_years3	1921
player_team3	Illinois
player_positions	Center
coach_sport1	Football
coach_years2	1922
coach_team2	Fairmont HS (WV)
coach_years3	1923
coach_team3	Parkersburg HS (WV)
coach_years4	1924–1926
coach_team4	Illinois (freshmen)
coach_years5	1927–1933
coach_team5	Kentucky
coach_years6	1934–1941
coach_team6	South Dakota
coach_years7	1946–1955
coach_team7	South Dakota
coach_sport8	Basketball
coach_years9	1922–1923
coach_team9	Fairmont HS (WV)
overall_record	114–92–12 (college football)
championships	4 NCC (1938–1939, 1947, 1951)

Harry G. Gamage (February 3, 1900 – August 22, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and at the University of South Dakota from 1934 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1955, compiling a career college football record of 114–92–12.

A native of Macomb, Illinois, Gamage attended and played football at Western Illinois State Normal School—now Western Illinois University—and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

He coached at University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and, during his tenure, compiled a 32–25–5 record, including his best season of 6–1–1 in 1929. He subsequently became the head football coach at the University of South Dakota, where he served from 1934 to 1941 and, following World War II service, from 1946 to 1955.

Head coaching record

College football

References

. (1927). ["Harry G. Gamage Is Named Cat Grid Coach"](http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt72z31ngr3t/data/0137.pdf). *[[The Kentucky Kernel]]*.

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