27 Facts About Pete Henry

Wilbur Francis "Pete" Henry was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator.

Pete Henry was a charter inductee into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

Pete Henry was selected as a consensus All-American in 1918 and again in 1919.

Pete Henry next played professional football in the National Football League for the Canton Bulldogs, New York Giants, and Pottsville Maroons.

Pete Henry helped lead Canton to consecutive NFL championships in 1922 and 1923 and was selected as a first-team All-Pro four consecutive years from 1920 to 1923.

Pete Henry served as head coach with Canton in 1926 and with Pottsville in 1928.

Pete Henry became athletic director in 1932 and held that position until his death in 1952.

Pete Henry was the only child of Ulysses Sherman Henry, an Ohio native who worked for 32 years as a guard in a reformatory, and Bertha Frank Henry, an immigrant from Germany.

Pete Henry attended Mansfield Senior High School where he played football both as a lineman and fullback from 1911 to 1914.

Pete Henry was recognized by the Frank Menke Syndicate as a first-term All-American at tackle in 1917.

In 1919, Pitt argued that Pete Henry was ineligible to play a fifth year.

Pete Henry later played professional basketball for the Warren Trumbull Steels, Canton Sinclair Oils, and Dover All-Stars.

Pete Henry signed with Canton in September 1920, saying he wished to play with Jim Thorpe.

Pete Henry was selected as a first-team All-Pro team compiled by the Buffalo Evening News.

Pete Henry led the 1923 team with 58 points on nine field goals, 25 extra points, and a touchdown reception.

Pete Henry did not join the Bulldogs in Cleveland, instead playing for the 1924 Pottsville Maroons of the Anthracite League.

In January 1925, Pete Henry was reinstated to good standing with the NFL, having been subjected to sanctions the previous year when he refused to join the Bulldogs when the team moved to Cleveland.

Pete Henry appeared in only six games for the 1925 Canton team, missing much of the season due to injury.

In September 1927, Pete Henry signed to play with the New York Giants.

Pete Henry appeared in only four games for the Giants.

Pete Henry received multiple honors and awards arising out of his accomplishments as a football player, including the following:.

Pete Henry became the school's athletic director in April 1932 while retaining his duties as line coach for the football team.

When football resumed in 1945, Pete Henry again served as the team's head coach.

In January 1946, Pete Henry stepped down as head coach with the hiring of Pete Henry Leucht to take over those responsibilities.

Pete Henry met his wife after he was hospitalized with a football injury, and she was assigned as his nurse.

Pete Henry died in 1952 at age 54 at his home in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Pete Henry was buried at Mansfield Cemetery in Mansfield, Ohio.