Harry Hartsell (June 29, 1890 â February 14, 1955) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at North Carolina State UniversityâÂÂrenamed from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1918âÂÂfor four seasons, in 1917 and again from 1921 to 1923, compiling a record of 16âÂÂ18âÂÂ4. He was also the head basketball coach at NC State for four seasons (1916âÂÂ1918, 1921âÂÂ1923), tallying a mark of 34âÂÂ32, and the head baseball coach at the school for five seasons (1917âÂÂ1918, 1921âÂÂ1923), amassing a record of 52âÂÂ37âÂÂ4. Hartsell was born on June 29, 1890, in Asheville, North Carolina. He died at the age of 64 on February 14, 1955, at a hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia.