Harry P. Cross

Harry Parsons Cross (September 29, 1873 – March 12, 1955) was an American college football player and coach.

Cross played center for Yale University's football team from 1893 to 1895.

[1] He was also an accomplished track and field athlete, competing in the hammer throw.

[2] In 1896, Cross became the head football coach at Stanford, guiding the team to a 2–1–1 record and a Big Game victory over Cal.

[1] Cross graduated from Harvard Law School in 1900 and settled in Providence, Rhode Island, where he established a law firm and worked as an assistant attorney general for the state of Rhode Island.