Norris B. Harbold

Norris Brown Harbold Sr. was an American military officer who rose to the rank of general and, as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, was a standout college football end and lacrosse player for the Army Cadets. Born in 1906 at Fort Niobrara, Nebraska, into an army family, he entered West Point in July 1924 and earned varsity letters in both football and lacrosse, and he also competed on the swimming team. He became a regular in Army's football lineup in 1926, played in the 1926 Army-Navy Game, where he scored one of Army's touchdowns in a tie, and was counted as an All-American in at least one 1927 ranking. In lacrosse he played second defenseman, including in a 1927 win over Hobart that ended that team's long winning streak. His later military career centered on air navigation training, in which he is regarded as a pioneer.