H.B. Hucles
Encyclopedia
Henry B. Hucles was an American football
, basketball
, and baseball
coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Union University
from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1926 to 1942 and at Prairie View A&M University
from 1925 to 1926, compiling a career college football
record of 101–53–19. Hucles was also the athletic director
at Virginia Union from 1926 to 1950.
located in Prairie View, Texas
and he held that position for two seasons, from 1924 until 1925. His career coaching record at Prairie View was 11 wins, 4 losses, and 1 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him seventh at Prairie View in total wins and fourth at Prairie View in winning percentage (.719).
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Union University
Virginia Union University
Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...
from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1926 to 1942 and at Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
from 1925 to 1926, compiling a career college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
record of 101–53–19. Hucles was also the athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
at Virginia Union from 1926 to 1950.
Coaching career
Hucles was the first head football coach for the Prairie View A&M University PanthersPrairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
located in Prairie View, Texas
Prairie View, Texas
Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,410 at the 2000 census.Prairie View A&M University is located in the city.-Geography:Prairie View is located at ....
and he held that position for two seasons, from 1924 until 1925. His career coaching record at Prairie View was 11 wins, 4 losses, and 1 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him seventh at Prairie View in total wins and fourth at Prairie View in winning percentage (.719).