Harold "Deacon" Duvall
American football player and coach (1917–2014)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1917-01-11)January 11, 1917 Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | October 2, 2014(2014-10-02) (aged 97) Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1934–1947 | Fairmont State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1941–1942 | Barackville HS (WV) |
1946–1951 | Rivesville HS (WV) |
1952–1971 | Fairmont State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 125–42–3 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 NAIA (1967) 8 WVIAC (1952, 1957, 1959–1960, 1964–1965, 1967, 1969) 2 WVIAC Western Division (1959–1960) | |
Awards | |
NAIA Coach of the Year (1967) | |
Harold S. "Deacon" Duvall (January 11, 1917 – October 2, 2014) was an American football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Fairmont State College—now known as Fairmont State University—in Fairmont, West Virginia from 1952 to 1971, compiling a record of 125–42–3.[2] Duvall led the Fighting Falcons to the NAIA Football National Championship in 1967.[3]
Duvall attended Fairmont Senior High School before moving on to Fairmont State College, from which he earned an A.B. degree. He later received a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University.[4]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Fairmont State Fighting Falcons (West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1971) | |||||||||
1952 | Fairmont State | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
1953 | Fairmont State | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
1954 | Fairmont State | 3–5 | 3–5 | 8th | |||||
1955 | Fairmont State | 6–3 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
1956 | Fairmont State | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | |||||
1957 | Fairmont State | 7–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1958 | Fairmont State | 5–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1959 | Fairmont State | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1st (Western) | |||||
1960 | Fairmont State | 8–1 | 7–1 | 1st (Western) | |||||
1961 | Fairmont State | 4–5 | 4–4 | 3rd (Western) | |||||
1962 | Fairmont State | 3–3–2 | 1–4–2 | 5th (Western) | |||||
1963 | Fairmont State | 3–5 | 3–4 | 4th (Western) | |||||
1964 | Fairmont State | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1965 | Fairmont State | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
1966 | Fairmont State | 7–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
1967 | Fairmont State | 11–0 | 7–0 | 1st | W NAIA Championship | ||||
1968 | Fairmont State | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1969 | Fairmont State | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1970 | Fairmont State | 4–6 | 2–4 | 8th | |||||
1971 | Fairmont State | 7–3 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
Fairmont State: | 125–42–3 | 103–33–3 | |||||||
Total: | 125–42–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Harold Deacon Duvall". wvnews.com. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Deacon Duvall who coach Fairmont State to National Title Dies". timeswv.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Deacon Duvall". fightingfalcons.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Harold Duvall To Speak At Millersport Banquet". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Lancaster, Ohio. April 14, 1970. p. 8. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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Fairmont State Fighting Falcons head football coaches
- Morgan (1905)
- Turk Linn (1908–1909)
- Walter D. Barrington (1910)
- Elmer Bailey (1911)
- Ernest Bell (1912–1917)
- No team (1918–1920)
- Arthur Garrett (1921)
- Richard Hamill (1922–1923)
- Jasper Colebank (1924–1932)
- Frank Ice (1933)
- Jasper Colebank (1934–1939)
- Squibb Wilson (1940–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Sam Kistler (1945)
- Squibb Wilson (1946–1951)
- Harold "Deacon" Duvall (1952–1971)
- William Kerr (1972–1977)
- Dave Ritchie (1978–1982)
- Larry McDaniel (1983)
- Wally Hood (1984–1991)
- Doug Sams (1992–2001)
- Rusty Elliott (2002–2006)
- Mike Lopez (2007–2012)
- Jason Woodman (2013–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Jason Woodman (2021–2023)
- Luke Barker (2024– )