Harry Graydon Hadden (August 30, 1874 – October 13, 1945) was an

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player and coach. Hadden was born in 1874 and raised in the Englewood section of Chicago. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law Department with an LLB degree in 1895. While attending law school, Hadden played tackle for the

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. Following a tour with the

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, 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. He served as the head coach at the

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in 1895, tallying a mark of 3–1. He returned to Michigan as an assistant coach in 1899. In 1902, he was employed by the

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in Chicago. As of 1912, he was employed as a sales agent in

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. At the time of his registration for the draft in 1918, Hadden was living and working in

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, as Assistant Supervisor of the U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corp. He suffered burns on his face and hands in a fire at a two-story building in Washington, D.C., in November 1918. As of 1941, he was retired and living in New York City.Law school alumni directory, 1860-1941, University of Michigan Law School, 1941, p. 115.

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