# Sheldon Harden

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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1920–2005)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Sheldon Harden
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|10|18}}
| birth_place = [Portola, California](/source/Portola%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|1|24|1920|10|18}}
| death_place = [San Luis Obispo, California](/source/San_Luis_Obispo%2C_California), U.S. 
| alma_mater = 
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1939–1942
| player_team2 = [Santa Clara](/source/Santa_Clara_Broncos_football)
| player_years3 = 1946–1947
| player_team3 = [Sacramento Nuggets](/source/Pacific_Coast_Professional_Football_League)
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1948–1961
| coach_team2 = [Cal Poly](/source/Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football) (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1962–1967
| coach_team3 = Cal Poly
| coach_sport4 = Wrestling
| coach_years5 = 1948–1968
| coach_team5 = [Cal Poly](/source/Cal_Poly_Mustangs)
| overall_record = 17–42 (football)
| bowl_record = 
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| coaching_records = 
}}
'''Frank Sheldon Harden''' (October 18, 1920 – January 24, 2005) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerh/hard01430.html|title= Sheldon Harden|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> He served as the head football coach at [California Polytechnic State University](/source/California_Polytechnic_State_University) in [San Luis Obispo, California](/source/San_Luis_Obispo%2C_California) from 1962 to 1967, compiling a record of 17–42.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gopoly.com/inside_athletics/hof/Harden_Sheldon?view=bio|title=Sheldon Harden|publisher=gopoly.com|access-date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> He also served as Cal Poly's first [wrestling](/source/wrestling) coach.

==Head coaching record==
===Football===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [Cal Poly Mustangs](/source/Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football)
 | conf      = [California Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/California_Collegiate_Athletic_Association)
 | startyear = 1962
 | endyear   = 1967
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [1962](/source/1962_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
 | name         = [Cal Poly](/source/1962_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team)
 | overall      = 4–5
 | conference   = 2–3
 | confstanding = T–3rd
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [1963](/source/1963_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
 | name         = [Cal Poly](/source/1963_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team)
 | overall      = 2–8
 | conference   = 0–4
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [1964](/source/1964_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
 | name         = [Cal Poly](/source/1964_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team)
 | overall      = 0–10
 | conference   = 0–5
 | confstanding = 6th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [1965](/source/1965_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
 | name         = [Cal Poly](/source/1965_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team)
 | overall      = 2–8
 | conference   = 1–4
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [1966](/source/1966_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
 | name         = [Cal Poly](/source/1966_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team)
 | overall      = 6–4
 | conference   = 2–3
 | confstanding = T–4th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [1967](/source/1967_NCAA_College_Division_football_season)
 | name         = [Cal Poly](/source/1967_Cal_Poly_Mustangs_football_team)
 | overall      = 3–7
 | conference   = 1–4
 | confstanding = 5th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Cal Poly
 | overall    = 17–42
 | confrecord = 6–23
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 17–42
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:1920 births
Category:2005 deaths
Category:Cal Poly Mustangs football coaches
Category:Santa Clara Broncos football players
Category:College wrestling coaches in California
Category:Sportspeople from Plumas County, California
Category:Players of American football from California
Category:Coaches of American football from California
Category:Pacific Coast Professional Football League players

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