Hanley Painter
Hanley Hayes Painter was an American football and baseball coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football coach at Lenoir–Rhyne College—now known as Lenoir–Rhyne University—in Hickory, North Carolina from 1962 to 1973, compiling a career college football of 66–43–2. He led the Lenoir–Rhyne Bears to five Carolinas Conference titles and an appearance in the NAIA Football National Championship title game in 1962. Painter was also the head baseball coach at Lenoir–Rhyne from 1957 to 1961, the school's athletic director from 1961 to 1982, and a professor of health and education.
Early life, military service, and playing career
Painter was born on August 28, 1924, in Goodwater, Alabama. He moved with his family as a youth to Bryson City, North Carolina, where he attended high school. During World War II, Painter served with the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theater, where he was wounded at the Battle of Saipan and the Battle of Iwo Jima.After the war, Painter played college football at Lenoir–Rhyne as a [Tackle (gridiron American football|football position)|tackle] and fullback from 1946 to 1949 under Clarence Stasavich.