Hanley Painter

Hanley Painter

Biographical details
Born	(1924-08-28)August 28, 1924 Goodwater, Alabama, U.S.
Died	November 16, 2001(2001-11-16) (aged 77) Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1946–1949	Lenoir–Rhyne
Position(s)	Tackle, fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1950–1953	Taylorsville HS (NC)
1954	Lenoir–Rhyne (ends)
1955–1961	Lenoir–Rhyne (line / first assistant)
1962–1972	Lenoir–Rhyne
Baseball
1957–1961	Lenoir–Rhyne
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1961–1982	Lenoir–Rhyne
Head coaching record
Overall	66–43–2 (college football) 50–39–2 (college baseball) 23–16 (high school football)
Tournaments	Football 1–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 5 Carolinas Conference (1962, 1965–1968)

Hanley Hayes Painter (August 28, 1924 – November 16, 2001) 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 and fullback from 1946 to 1949 under Clarence Stasavich.

Coaching career

After graduating from Lenoir–Rhyne in 1950, Painter spent four years as the football coach at Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, North Carolina, tallying a mark of 23–16. He returned to Lenoir–Rhyne in 1954 as ends coach under Stasavich and was promoted to line coach and first assistant the next year. He succeeded Stasavich as head football coach following the 1961 season.

Late life and death

Painter resigned as Lenoir–Rhyne's athletic director in 1982. He died on November 16, 2001.

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA#
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears (Carolinas Conference) (1962–1972)
1962	Lenoir–Rhyne	11–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA Football National Championship	3
1963	Lenoir–Rhyne	4–6	2–4	5th
1964	Lenoir–Rhyne	3–6–1	2–3–1	5th
1965	Lenoir–Rhyne	7–3	6–0	1st
1966	Lenoir–Rhyne	6–3	5–2	T–1st
1967	Lenoir–Rhyne	8–1	6–1	1st		9
1968	Lenoir–Rhyne	7–2	5–1	T–1st
1969	Lenoir–Rhyne	6–4	4–1	2nd
1970	Lenoir–Rhyne	7–4	4–1	2nd
1971	Lenoir–Rhyne	2–7–1	1–3–1	5th
1972	Lenoir–Rhyne	5–6	1–4	5th
Lenoir–Rhyne:		66–43–2	42–20–2
Total:		66–43–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
#Rankings from NAIA poll.