Henry Fonde

Henry Fonde
Fonde cropped from the 1945 Michigan Wolverines team photograph
Biographical details
Born(1924-01-13)January 13, 1924
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 3, 2009(2009-05-03) (aged 85)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1945–1947Michigan
PositionHalfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948University HS (MI)
1949–1958Ann Arbor Pioneer HS (MI)
1959–1968Michigan (assistant)

Henry Fonde (January 13, 1924 – May 3, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He played for the University of Michigan from 1945 to 1947 under head coach Fritz Crisler. In ten years as the head football coach at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School (1949–1958), he compiled a record of 69–6–4. He subsequently served as an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan under head coach Bump Elliott from 1959–1968.