title: Harry McCrory
text: # Harry McCrory
  
  Harry Nickel McCrory (August 1, 1871 – May 9, 1907) was an American football coach. He served as the third head football coach at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia and he held that position for the 1895 season. His coaching record at West Virginia was 5–1.
  
  McCrory also served as the head football coach at Ohio Northern University in 1894 while he was attending pharmacy school.
  
  McCrory later worked as a druggist in West Virginia. He married Bessie Lee Nuzum in 1897. He died of bright's disease in 1907. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Fairmont.
  
  Harry McCrory's grandson, Lee Harland McCrory (son of George Harland McCrory; 1898–1977) was presented with an alumni award from West Virginia University.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  | Year | Team | Overall |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ohio Northern (Independent) (1894) ||||||
  | 1894 | Ohio Northern | 2–0 |
  | Ohio Northern: | Ohio Northern: | 2–0 |
  | West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1895) ||||||
  | 1895 | West Virginia | 5–1 |
  | West Virginia: | West Virginia: | 5–1 |
  | Total: | Total: | 7–1 |
  