Herman Olcott

Herman Parker "Bo" Olcott (January 1, 1879 – November 3, 1929)^[1] was an American college football player and coach. He played football at Yale University, where he was an All-American in 1900 at center. Olcott was the head football coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1902 to 1903, New York University (NYU) from 1907 to 1912, and the University of Kansas, from 1915 to 1917. He was the head coach of the Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team, which represented the Naval Station Great Lakes, for the first three games of the 1918 season. Olcott went to the United States Naval Academy in 1904 to assist Paul Dashiell in coaching the football team.^[2]

Herman Olcott

Olcott pictured in the 1903 Yackety Yack, North Carolina yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1879-01-01)January 1, 1879 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	November 3, 1929(1929-11-03) (aged 50) Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1900–1901	Yale
Position(s)	Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902–1903	North Carolina
1904–1906	Navy (assistant)
1907–1912	NYU
1915–1917	Kansas
1918	Great Lakes Navy
Head coaching record
Overall	47–30–12
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Consensus All-American (1900) Third-team All-American (1901)

Olcott died on November 3, 1929, in Wallingford, Connecticut, after a three-year illness.^[3]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Carolina Tar Heels (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902	North Carolina	5–1–3
1903	North Carolina	6–3
North Carolina:		11–4–3
NYU Violets (Independent) (1907–1912)
1907	NYU	5–2
1908	NYU	2–3–2
1909	NYU	6–1–1
1910	NYU	2–4–1
1911	NYU	1–3–3
1912	NYU	2–6
NYU:		18–19–7
Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1917)
1915	Kansas	6–2	3–1	2nd
1916	Kansas	4–3–1	1–2–1	5th
1917	Kansas	6–2	3–1	T–2nd
Kansas:		16–7–1	7–4–1
Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets (Independent) (1918)
1918	Great Lakes Navy	2–0–1[n 1]
Great Lakes Navy:		2–0–1
Total:		47–30–12

Notes

1. Olcott was replaced as head coach after three games by Clarence J. McReavy. McReavy led Great Lakes Navy for the final five games of the season including the 1919 Rose Bowl. The team finished the season with a record of 6–0–2.