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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1925-10-08)October 8, 1925 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 22, 2002(2002-01-22) (aged 76) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1946–1949 | South Carolina |
| Baseball | |
| 1947 | South Carolina |
| 1949–1950 | South Carolina |
| 1952 | Jesup Bees |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1953 | Georgia Tech (freshmen) |
| 1954–1955 | SMU (backfield) |
| 1956–1966 | Rice (backfield) |
| 1967–1970 | Rice |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1967–1970 | Rice |
| 1975–1976 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–27–1 |
Harold Benjamin "Bo" Hagan (October 8, 1925 – January 22, 2002) was an American football and baseball player, football coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as head football coach at Rice University from 1967 from 1970, compiling a record of 12–27–1. Before serving as head coach, Hagan was the backfield coach at Rice for 11 seasons. Hagan was the athletic director at the University of South Carolina from 1975 to 1976.
Coaching career
Hagan was a high school football coach in Atlanta before serving as freshmen football coach at the Georgia Tech under Bobby Dodd from 1951 to 1953. He moved to Southern Methodist University in 1954, where he worked for two seasons as backfield coach with Woody Woodard. In 1956, Jess Neely hired Hagan as his backfield coach at Rice University. He assisted Neely for 11 seasons before succeeding him as head coach after the 1966 campaign.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1967–1970) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Rice | 4–6 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1968 | Rice | 0–9–1 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1969 | Rice | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1970 | Rice | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Rice: | 12–27–1 | 7–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–27–1 | ||||||||
References
- "Hagan Is Picked as Coach of Rice; Assistant to Succeed Neely in Houston Football Post" (PDF). The New York Times. United Press International. December 1, 1966. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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