page_title: Harvard Crimson football
section_title: College Football Hall of Fame inductees
hierarchical_section_title: Harvard Crimson football / College Football Hall of Fame inductees
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of William H. Lewis, 1892
context_page_description: The Harvard Crimson football program represents Harvard University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Harvard's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1873. The Crimson has a legacy that includes 13 national championships and 20 College Football Hall of Fame inductees, including the first African-American college football player William H. Lewis, Huntington "Tack" Hardwick, Barry Wood, Percy Haughton, and Eddie Mahan. Harvard is the eighth winningest team in NCAA Division I football history.
context_section_description: As of 2018, 18 Harvard Crimson football players and 3 coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
caption: William H. Lewis was the first African-American college football player and the first African-American All-American
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