S. W. Harrington

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name = Stuart William "Tack" Harrington


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birth_date = April 20, 1889
birth_place = Blossburg, Pennsylvania
death_date = March 1975
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Dickinson College
Mayo Clinic
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Football Coach
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Dr. Stuart William “Tack” Harrington (April 20, 1889 - March 1975) was an American physician, an All-American football player, and head football coach.

Early life

Dr Harrington was born in Blossburg, Pennsylvania in 1889. In 1908 he entered Pennsylvania State College as a premed student. He played one year of varsity football under Tom Fennell.cite journal | last = Bernatz | first = Dr. Philip E.| title = Historical Perspectives of The American Association Thoracic Surgery: Stuart Harrington, MD (1889-1975) | journal = The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | volume = | issue = | pages = 670| publisher =–American Association for Thoracic Surgery | location = | date = March 2005 | url = http://jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/reprint/129/3/670.pdf He then moved on to the University of Pennsylvania, where he received Doctor of Medicine In 1913. While at Penn he played 3 years of varsity football and was named an All-American halfback in 1912. cite web | url= http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&KEY=&ATCLID=1573726&SPID=537&SPSID=60663| title= 2008 University of Pennsylvania Football Media Guide| publisher= suathletics.com| accessdate= 2008-09-19 ]

Medical career

After Medical School, Dr Harrington interned at Howard Hospital in Philadelphia. In November 1914 he became a Fellow in surgery at the Mayo Clinic. He earned a Master of Science degree in surgery from the University of Minnesota. In 1920, he became head of a section of surgery at the Mayo Clinic, eventually becoming a full professor.

On the advice of Dr. William Mayo, Dr Harrington switched his specility from gastrointestinal and urologic surgery to thoracic and breast surgery. Eventully Dr Harrington developed an international reputation in the diagnosis and treatment of diaphragmatic hernias and mediastinal tumors. He was honored several times by the American Medical Association work on chronic postpneumonic empyema, and pericardiectomy for chronic constrictive pericarditis. In 1937, Dr Harrington was elected the 20th president of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and in 1948 he would help found the American Board of Surgery.

He wrote over 38 articles in professional journal in his field that have been listed in PubMed.

Football coach

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Name = S.W. "Tack" Harrington


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Years = 1908-1912
Team = Penn State
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Coach = Trigger
CoachYears = 1913-1914
CoachTeams = Dickinson
FootballHOF = To supplement his income while interning at Howard Hospital in Philadelphia, Dr Harrington served as football coach Dickinson College Red Devils in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the 1913-1914 football seasons.He was the 13th head football coach of the Red Devils. [ [http://www.centennial.org/football/2008/guide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf Centennial Conference] "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"] His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 6 wins, 11 losses, and 0 ties. [http://www.centennial.org/football/mediaguide/PDF/21-23-Dickinson.pdf]

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