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American football coach and college athletics administrator For the literary agent, see Harold Norling Swanson. For the former professional basketball player, see Hale Swanson.

Harold Swanson
Biographical details
Swanson pictured in the Cupola 1953, North Park yearbook
Born	c. 1913
Alma mater	University of Wyoming (1939)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946	Manchester (assistant)
1947–1948	Manchester
1958–1960	North Park

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
?–1962	North Park
c. 1965–1970	Rock Valley College

Head coaching record
Overall	20–13–3

Harold Swanson (c. 1913 – ?) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Manchester College—now known as Manchester University—in North Manchester, Indiana from 1947 to 1948 and at North Park College—now known as North Park University—in Chicago, Illinois from 1958 to 1960. His record at North Park was 17–7–1.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Manchester Spartans (Hoosier Conference) (1947–1948)
1947	Manchester	2–5–1	2–3–1	T–4th
1948	Manchester	1–6–1	1–3–1	T–5th
Manchester:		3–11–2	6–6–2
North Park Vikings (Independent) (1958–1960)
1958	North Park	7–1
1959	North Park	6–1–1
1960	North Park	4–5
North Park:		17–7–1
Total:		20–13–3

References

National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United States; American Football Coaches Association (1953). Athletic Journal. Vol. 34. [etc.] The Athletic Journal Publishing Company. ISSN 0004-6655. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
DeLassus, David. "North Park Vikings". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
"All-time football records" (PDF). North Park Vikings. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

v t e Manchester Spartans football coaches
Dwight Snider (1924) Carl Burt (1925–1942) No team (1943–1944) Phil Kammerer (1945–1946) Harold Swanson (1947–1948) Paul McPherson (1949–1961) Bill Holford (1950–1955) Eldred A. Weddle (1956–1961) Jack Jarrett (1962–1979) Jerry Lasko (1980–1981) Bob Cornell (1982–1989) Steven Reese (1990–1991) Dale Liston (1992–1994) Dave Harms (1995–2003) Shannon Griffith (2004–2015) Nate Jensen (2016–2022) Vann Hunt (2023– )

Manchester Spartans football coaches

Dwight Snider (1924)
Carl Burt (1925–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Phil Kammerer (1945–1946)
Harold Swanson (1947–1948)
Paul McPherson (1949–1961)
Bill Holford (1950–1955)
Eldred A. Weddle (1956–1961)
Jack Jarrett (1962–1979)
Jerry Lasko (1980–1981)
Bob Cornell (1982–1989)
Steven Reese (1990–1991)
Dale Liston (1992–1994)
Dave Harms (1995–2003)
Shannon Griffith (2004–2015)
Nate Jensen (2016–2022)
Vann Hunt (2023– )

v t e North Park Vikings head football coaches
Harold Swanson (1958–1960) Bob Lord (1961–1963) James Rooney (1964–1966) Norm Rathje (1967–1968) Charles E. Emery (1969) William D. Gourley (1970–1972) Mike Watson (1973–1974) Gene Mitz (1975–1977) Bill Anderson (1978–1985) Ron Ellett (1986) Craig Fouhy (1987–1988) Mel Boehland (1989) Tim Rucks (1990–1994) Mike Liljegren (1995–2000) Robin Cooper (2001–2005) Scott Pethtel (2006–2012) Mike Conway (2013–2018) Kyle Rooker (2019) No team (2020) Kyle Rooker (2021– )

North Park Vikings head football coaches

Harold Swanson (1958–1960)
Bob Lord (1961–1963)
James Rooney (1964–1966)
Norm Rathje (1967–1968)
Charles E. Emery (1969)
William D. Gourley (1970–1972)
Mike Watson (1973–1974)
Gene Mitz (1975–1977)
Bill Anderson (1978–1985)
Ron Ellett (1986)
Craig Fouhy (1987–1988)
Mel Boehland (1989)
Tim Rucks (1990–1994)
Mike Liljegren (1995–2000)
Robin Cooper (2001–2005)
Scott Pethtel (2006–2012)
Mike Conway (2013–2018)
Kyle Rooker (2019)
No team (2020)
Kyle Rooker (2021– )

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