Born: December 9, 1891 (Marshes, Raleigh, West Virginia)
Died: August 8, 1966 (Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia)
Education:
- West Virginia Wesleyan College – Academy (1911)
- West Virginia Wesleyan College (1916)
Served:
- Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Assistant Coach 1914-1916
Notes:
- Manager of Football Team 1908, 1909, 1912
- Manager of Baseball 1910, 1912, 1913, and star pitcher
- Manager of Track 1909, 1912, 1913
- Manager of Basketball Team 1912
- President of Freshman Class 1912
- Captain of Baseball and Football Teams 1912
- Murmurmontis Staff 1912
- Member of Gymnasium Committee
- Athletic Board 1908, 1910
- Chrestomathean Society
- Started the West Virginia Basketball Tournament at West Virginia Wesleyan 1914
- Athletic Director at West Virginia University 1916-1937
- WVU Sports Hall of Fame, 1937
- Managing Director of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 1937-1960
- He and his wife Ada (George) Stansbury met at West Virginia Wesleyan, and were married for 50 years. They had 8 children, including Robert James Stansbury (the 7th child) who was a beloved staff member from 1955-1978.
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Back Row Far Right is Harry Stansbury
Sources:
- Pharos
- Murmurmontis
- Stansbury, Ada George (1969) May Our Tribe Increase: The story of my life with Harry Adams Stansbury, my husband and our eight children
- West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame
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