Bill Horr
American athlete and football coach (1880–1955)
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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]
BornMay 2, 1880
Munnsville, New York, U.S.
Munnsville, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 1955 (aged 75)
Central Square, New York, U.S.
Central Square, New York, U.S.
1905–1908Syracuse
PositionTackle (football)
Horr hurling the discus, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 2, 1880 Munnsville, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 1, 1955 (aged 75) Central Square, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1905–1908 | Syracuse | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Tackle (football) | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1909 | Northwestern | |||||||||||||||||
| 1910–1912 | Purdue | |||||||||||||||||
| 1914–1923 | Syracuse (line) | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | 6–14–1 | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 6–14–1.
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 | 1–2* | 0–2* | T–3rd | |||||
| Purdue: | 5–11 | 1–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–14–1 | ||||||||
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