Wayne Maris Hart (September 10, 1889 – April 1970) was an

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at

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for one season in 1916, compiling a record of 3–6. Hart was also Clemson's

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in 1916. Born in

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, he was an alumnus of

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and

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. He played football as a tackle at Georgetown from 1908 to 1911. Hart was an assistant coach at Georgetown in 1912. He coached at the McKinley Manual Training School in Washington in 1914 and 1915. In 1915 he was named the head football coach at Gallaudet College—now known as

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Head coaching record

College

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