Harry Graydon Hadden (August 30, 1874 – October 13, 1945)[1] was an American football player and coach. Hadden was born in 1874 and raised in the Englewood section of Chicago.[2] He graduated from the University of Michigan Law Department with an LLB degree in 1895. While attending law school, Hadden played tackle for the 1894 Michigan Wolverines football team. Following a tour with the Chicago Athletic Club, he transferred to Notre Dame, where he not only coached the football team in 1895, but also inserted himself into the lineup during a loss to Indianapolis Artillery.[3] He served as the head coach at the University of Notre Dame in 1895, tallying a mark of 3–1. He returned to Michigan as an assistant coach in 1899.[4] In 1902, he was employed by the Knickerbocker Ice Company in Chicago.[5] As of 1912, he was employed as a sales agent in Kenilworth, Illinois.[6] At the time of his registration for the draft in 1918, Hadden was living and working in Washington, D.C., as Assistant Supervisor of the U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corp.[7] He suffered burns on his face and hands in a fire at a two-story building in Washington, D.C., in November 1918.[8] As of 1941, he was retired and living in New York City.[9]
^General catalogue of officers and students, 1837-1901 By University of Michigan, p. 307.
^General Catalogue of officers and students, 1837-1911 By University of Michigan, p. 462.
^Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration Location: Washington County, District of Columbia; Roll: 1556837; Draft Board: 7.
