| Personal information | |
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| Born: | July 20, 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | February 21, 2016 (aged 88) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Northeast |
| College: | University of Pennsylvania |
| Position: | General Manager |
| Career history | |
| As an executive: | |
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—Business Manager (1958-1960s) —Public Relations Manager (1960s) —Assistant General Manager (1960s) —Director of PR (1970s) —Assistant General Manager (1970s) —Director of Player Personnel (1970s–1980s) —Vice President of Administration (1980s)
—Assistant General Manager (1984–1998) —Player Personnel Scout (1999–2008) | |
| As an administrator: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Harry Hulmes | |
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| Assistant Business Manager | |
| Born: July 20, 1927 | |
| Died: February 21, 2016 (aged 88) | |
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Harry Hulmes III (July 20, 1927 – February 21, 2016) was a businessman who was an NFL and MLB executive. He was a sports executive from 1954 to 2008. He was the general manager for the Baltimore Colts from 1967 to 1969.
Harry Hulmes was born on July 20, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He went to high school at Northeast High School.[1] After high school, he served in the United States Navy in World War II.[1] He went to college at the University of Pennsylvania.
He began his career as the Assistant Business Manager for the Baltimore Orioles.[1] He was only there for one year, in 1954.[1]
After a year with the Orioles, he went to Bucknell University to become a Sports Information Director. He was there for three years; from 1955 to 1957.[1]
In 1958, he began his NFL career.[2] He became a Business Manager for the Baltimore Colts.[1] He was also a public relations director with the Colts. In 1967, he became the General Manager for them. They had a 11-1-2 record in his first season.[3] The next year they had a 13–1 record and made the playoffs.[3] He made it to the Super Bowl, but lost 16–7 to the New York Jets.[3] In his final year as a General Manager, he had a 8-5-1 record. He was demoted to assistant general manager when Don Klosterman was hired by the Colts on January 6, 1970.[4]
After 1969, he went to the New Orleans Saints.[1] He was with the Saints for 13 seasons. He had numerous roles in his 13 seasons, they included: Assistant General Manager, Director of PR, Director of Player Personnel, and VP of Administration.[1]
In 1983, he went to the Arizona Wranglers of the USFL.[1] He was their Chief Operating Officer in his one season with them.[1]
In 1984, he went to the New York Giants. He became their Assistant General Manager. He was the Assistant from 1984 to 1998.[1] He retired in 1998 but continued to work with them until 2008 as a scout.[1] He finished his career after 2008. In his career he won 5 combined Championships and Super Bowls.[1]
Hulmes died on February 21, 2016, at the age of 88.