Bill Horr
 Horr hurling the discus, 1907 | |||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 2, 1880 Munnsville, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 1, 1955 (aged 75) Central Square, New York | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||||||
| All-American, 1908 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American football player, coach, and Olympic track and field athlete.[1]
He played college football as a tackle at Syracuse University and was selected as an All-American in 1908. 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 record of 9–14–2.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
- ^ "Bill Horr". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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.
Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1955 deaths
- American male discus throwers
- American football tackles
- Northwestern Wildcats football coaches
- Purdue Boilermakers football coaches
- Syracuse Orange football coaches
- Syracuse Orange football players
- Syracuse Orange men's track and field athletes
- All-American college football players
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- People from Stockbridge, New York
- Players of American football from New York (state)