Harold Etheridge
Harold Etheridge is the offensive line coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Prior to assuming his present position in 2000, he served in the same capacity at Illinois State University (Normal, Illinois). During his tenure on the Redbirds' staff, he tutored four All-American performers and five first-team, All-Gateway Conference honorees. In addition, the Redbirds established school standards in both rushing offense and passing offense. He played a major role in helping to develop an offense that virtually rewrote the school's record book, molding a high-powered attack that ranked among the nation's best. A 1981 graduate of Western New Mexico University, Etheridge was a three-time all-conference pick at offensive guard and was invited to tryouts with a trio of National Football League clubs upon graduation. From 1983-88, he then spent five years coaching at the high school level, serving stints at both Gallup H.S. in New Mexico and Ballard H.S. in Kentucky. Subsequently, he accepted an assistant coaching position at the University of Kentucky. Following a three-year tour on the coaching sidelines in Lexington (1988-90), Etheridge joined the staff at Illinois State in 1991. He is widely regarded as an exceptional teacher of offensive line fundamentals and techniques. The Gallup, N.M., native and his wife, Jeanne, are the parents of 4-year old twins, Clayton and Eliza. The family resides at West Point.
