Harry Esslinger

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1890–1970)}}

{{Infobox college football player

|name=Harry Esslinger

|image=Harry Esslinger.jpg

|image_size=

|caption=Esslinger in the Glomerata c. 1909

|school=Auburn Tigers

|pastschools=Auburn (1907–1909)

|class=Graduate

|major=Agriculture

|birth_date={{birth date|1890|10|16}}

|birth_place=Gurley, Alabama

|death_place=Huntsville, Alabama

|death_date={{death date and age|mf=y|1970|11|28|1890|10|16}}

|currentposition=Tackle

|highlights=

All-Southern (1909)

}}

Harry Wright "Slinger" Esslinger (October 16, 1890 – November 28, 1970) was a college football player and high school football coach.{{cite web|url=http://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hh/index.php?title=Person:Harry_Wright_Esslinger|title=Harry Wright Esslinger}}

Auburn University

He was a prominent tackle for the Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University.{{cite web|url=http://alamosindex.lib.auburn.edu/vufind/Record/AUpostcards148|title=Alabama Polytechnic Institute Varsity Football Team}}

=1909=

Esslinger was selected All-Southern in 1909.{{cite news|work=Atlanta Constitution|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1917559//|title=The All-Southern Eleven Picked By Coach Heisman|date=November 28, 1909|accessdate=March 4, 2015|via=Newspapers.com|page=3}} {{Open access}}

Coaching career

He was a pioneer coach at Huntsville High School. He served in that capacity from 1920 to 1932.{{cite web|url=http://www.ahsfhs.org/teams2/gamesbyyear.asp?year=1922&Team=Huntsville|title=Huntsville Football Team History|via=ahsfhs.org}}

References

Category:1890 births

Category:1970 deaths

Category:Auburn Tigers football players

Category:American football tackles

Category:Players of American football from Huntsville, Alabama

Category:All-Southern college football players