Harry Stuhldreher, Notre Dame-Four Horsemen, 1919 Massillon High School Yearbook

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Rare 1919 Massillon High School (Ohio) yearbook which includes future Notre Dame Four Horsemen Harry Stuhldreher as a Junior.  Harry played QB for Notre Dame from 1922-24 including the famed 1924 National Championship team under legend Knute Rockne with the Four Horsemen (along with Don Miller, Jim Crowley, and Elmer Layden).   At Notre Dame he was a three time All-American and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1958.  After Notre Dame he went on to coach at Villanova and Wisconsin
Harry's High School Days:
Harry (known as Hessie and Stuhlie) played for Coach John Snavely on the Tiger teams of 1917, 1918 and 1919. He was not a regular on the 1917 team, which ended with a 7-2 record and beat Canton McKinley, 7-6.
But that changed the following year.  The 1918 team was 2-2-2.  This was a unique season, when several games were canceled due to the Spanish Flu epidemic, including the one against the Canton McKinley game. In addition, the New Philadelphia game was forfeited when Coach Snavely pulled his players from the field because of what he believed was a biased ruling against the Tigers.  Final score: New Philadephia 1, Massillon 0.
The 1919 team finished 8-1.  Playing at a paltry 5′-5″ and weighing just 137 lbs., Harry started the first nine games.  The Tigers beat McKinley that year 21-0, but he was held out due to an injured arm.
During his 3-year career at Massillon, Harry was described as a good, although not outstanding player.  Unfortunately, Harry never got the chance to play in a Canton McKinley game.
In 1920 Harry moved to Pennsylvania where he played football for Kiski Prep and graduated in 1921. He was coached at Prep by future Massillon Head Coach Dave Stewart.  It was Harry that recommended Coach Stewart to the Massillon administration for consideration as the coaching to succeed Elmer Snyder.  Of course, Stewart (Paul Brown’s coach) went on to a very successful tenure with the Tigers.