Harry Simmons (American football)

Harry Hugh "Chief" Simmons (October 12, 1914 – March 27, 1990)^[1] was an American college football and college basketball coach.^[2] He served as the head football coach at Pueblo Junior College—now known as Colorado State University Pueblo—from 1952 to 1955. He also led Pueblo's men's basketball team from 1947 to 1963, and aided their transition from a two-year program, remaining the head coach until 1980.^[3] His 1961 team won the NJCAA Division I men's basketball championship.^[4]

Harry Simmons

Biographical details
Born	(1914-10-12)October 12, 1914
Died	March 27, 1990(1990-03-27) (aged 75)
Playing career
Basketball
1934–1938	Colorado
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1939	Vineland HS (CO)
1952–1955	Pueblo
Basketball
1947–1980	Pueblo / Southern Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall	273–172 (college basketball) 347–161 (junior college basketball) 82–15 (high school basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball 1 NJCAA Division I (1961)