Herman F. Pritchard (October 10, 1883 – after April 1942) was an American football player and coach. He attended

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near Philadelphia, graduating in 1908 with a Master of Arts degree in mathematics. He was the captain of the 1907 Swarthmore football team that compiled a 6–2 record, and the recipient of the Ivy Medal at Swarthmore in 1908. He was the head coach of the

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team in 1909. In one year as a head coach, he compiled a record of 3–5–1. He became a math teacher at Norristown High School,Swarthmore College Bulletin, Vol. 8, Issue 4, 1911, p. 65. and later served as a teacher and football coach at Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey. In April 1942, he was living in Millburn, New Jersey and was employed by the Newark Board of Education.Draft registration card dated April 1942 for Herman Pritchard, born October 10, 1883, in Hancock County, Indiana. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 atabase on-line National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: New Jersey.

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