Anson Harrold
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1870 Manor, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 1907 (aged 37) Barrington, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Playing career | |
| 1888–1889 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1891–1892 | Princeton |
| 1893 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
| 1893–1894 | Allegheny Athletic Association |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1893 | Western U. of Pennsylvania |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–4 |
Anson Forney Harrold (March 10, 1870 – April 18, 1907) was an American football player and coach. He served as the first head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh, then known as Western University of Pennsylvania. As a player-coach, he led the school to a 1–4 record in 1893. Harrold had earlier played football for Franklin & Marshall College, from which he graduated from in 1889 and Princeton University, where he attended from 1890 until graduating in 1893. While with Western University in 1893, he also played for the Allegheny Athletic Association football team. He played again for Allegheny in 1894 and served as the team's captain.