Bill Horr
American athlete and football coach (1880–1955)
Horr hurling the discus, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||
Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1880-05-02)May 2, 1880 Munnsville, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Died | July 1, 1955(1955-07-01) (aged 75) Central Square, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||
1905–1908 | Syracuse | |||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Tackle (football) | |||||||||||||||||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||
1909 | Northwestern | |||||||||||||||||
1910–1912 | Purdue | |||||||||||||||||
1914–1923 | Syracuse (line) | |||||||||||||||||
Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||
Overall | 9–14–2 | |||||||||||||||||
Accomplishments and honors | ||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American college football player and coach and Olympic track and field athlete.[1]
Franklin played football as a tackle at Syracuse University and was selected as an All-American in 1908.[2] At Syracuse, Horr also competed in track and field. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, he won a silver medal in the Greek Style discus throw and a bronze in the freestyle discus throw. Horr served as the head football coach at Northwestern University in 1909 and at Purdue University from 1910 to 1912, compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–14–2.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Northwestern Purple (Western Conference) (1909) | |||||||||
1909 | Northwestern | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
Northwestern: | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | |||||||
Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1910–1912) | |||||||||
1910 | Purdue | 1–5 | 0–4 | 8th | |||||
1911 | Purdue | 3–4 | 1–3 | 6th | |||||
1912 | Purdue | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
Purdue: | 8–11–1 | 3–9–1 | |||||||
Total: | 9–14–2 |
References
External links
- Syracuse football profile
- Bill Horr at Find a Grave
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Horr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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