Harry Courtney

Henry Seymour Courtney (born November 19, 1898 – December 11, 1954), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1919–1922 for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox.

He also played for the Washington Senators of the American Professional Football Association in 1921. That season signed with the football Senators for their November 20 against a team from Clarksburg, West Virginia. However Clark Griffith, the owner of the baseball Senators, found out about his Courtney moonlighting as a football player. Griffith ordered Courtney to stop playing football or risk finding himself without a job in baseball. Courtney gave up his football career and continued to focus only on baseball.

He was born in Asheville, North Carolina and died in Lyme, Connecticut.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
GRIFF ORDERS COURTNEY TO CUT OUT FOOTBALL. (1921, November 27). The Washington Post (1877–1954),p. 22. Retrieved October 28, 2007, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877–1991) database. (Document ID: 284298722).
GALAXY OF GRID STARS IN PRO CONTEST TODAY (1921, November 27). The Washington Evening Star, p.27. Retrieved June 12, 2016, from Evening Star Historical Archive.

Washington Senators (NFL)

Defunct National Football League club Founded in 1921 Based in Washington, D.C.

The Franchise	Washington Senators Players

Stadiums	American League Park

Manager	Tim Jordan

Head coaches	Jack Hegarty

Seasons	1921

Hall of Famers	Joe Guyon

Lore	Harry Courtney

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