Harry Good
American sports coach (1902–1997)
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Harry Carlton Good (January 7, 1902 – January 23, 1997) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach at the University of Indianapolis (then known as Indiana Central College) from 1927 to 1943. He later served as the men's basketball coach at Indiana University (1943–1946) and the University of Nebraska (1946–1954).[1]
Syracuse, Indiana, U.S.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
.jpg) 1953 Cornhusker, University of Nebraska Yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 7, 1902 Syracuse, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1997 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana Central |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1931 | Indiana Central |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1943 | Indiana Central |
| 1943–1946 | Indiana |
| 1946–1954 | Nebraska |
| Baseball | |
| 1928–1942 | Indiana Central |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1928–1942 | Indiana Central |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–22–4 (football) 318–183 (basketball) 118–42 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 3 IIC regular season (1934, 1941–1942) 2 Big 7 regular season (1949–1950) | |
Playing career
Coaching career
Good earned a master's degree from Indiana University, then returned to Indiana Central in 1927. Over the next sixteen years, he coached most sports there, and also served as athletic director. At a time when the Big Ten had a color line in basketball, he actively recruited African American athletes to Indiana Central, most notably David "Big Dave" DeJernett, George Crowe, and Ray Crowe.
In 1943, Good became head basketball coach at Indiana University, as a temporary replacement for Branch McCracken, while the Hall of Fame coach served in the United States Navy during World War II.[4] He coached the Hoosiers for three seasons, including an 18–3 finish in 1945–46, good enough for second place in the Big Ten.
Good then served as the head coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team for eight seasons (1946–47 to 1953–54), leading the team to back-to-back Big 7 Conference championships in 1948–49 and 1949–50. To date, these remain the last Husker teams to win a conference regular season basketball title. He remained at Nebraska until his retirement in 1970, serving as golf coach and instructor of physical education.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Central Greyhounds (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1927–1931) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Indiana Central | 2–3–2 | 2–3–2 | 11th | |||||
| 1928 | Indiana Central | 5–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1929 | Indiana Central | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 1930 | Indiana Central | 2–7 | 2–7 | 11th | |||||
| 1931 | Indiana Central | 0–6–1 | 0–6–1 | T–14th | |||||
| Indiana Central: | 13–22–4 | 13–22–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–22–4 | ||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Central Greyhounds (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1928–1943) | |||||||||
| 1928–29 | Indiana Central | 9–8 | 9–8 | ||||||
| 1929–30 | Indiana Central | 10–5 | 10–5 | ||||||
| 1930–31 | Indiana Central | 9–4 | 8–4 | ||||||
| 1931–32 | Indiana Central | 10–5 | 10–5 | ||||||
| 1932–33 | Indiana Central | 16–3 | 11–3 | ||||||
| 1933–34 | Indiana Central | 16–1 | 14–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934–35 | Indiana Central | 15–4 | 12–3 | ||||||
| 1935–36 | Indiana Central | 13–5 | 12–5 | ||||||
| 1936–37 | Indiana Central | 14–4 | 13–3 | ||||||
| 1937–38 | Indiana Central | 16–4 | 14–4 | ||||||
| 1938–39 | Indiana Central | 12–5 | 12–5 | ||||||
| 1939–40 | Indiana Central | 15–2 | 15–2 | ||||||
| 1940–41 | Indiana Central | 17–1 | 10–0 | T-1st | |||||
| 1941–42 | Indiana Central | 16–0 | 12–0 | T-1st | |||||
| 1942–43 | Indiana Central | 9–3 | 7–2 | ||||||
| Indiana Central: | 197–54 (.785) | 169–50 (.772) | |||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten/Big Nine) (1943–1946) | |||||||||
| 1943–44 | Indiana | 7–15 | 2–10 | T–8th | |||||
| 1944–45 | Indiana | 10–11 | 3–9 | 9th | |||||
| 1945–46 | Indiana | 18–3 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Indiana: | 35–29 (.547) | 14–22 (.389) | |||||||
| Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big Six/Big Seven) (1946–1954) | |||||||||
| 1946–47 | Nebraska | 10–14 | 3–7 | T–5th | |||||
| 1947–48 | Nebraska | 11–13 | 5–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1948–49 | Nebraska | 16–10 | 9–3 | T–1st | |||||
| 1949–50 | Nebraska | 16–7 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 1950–51 | Nebraska | 9–14 | 4–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Nebraska | 7–17 | 3–9 | 7th | |||||
| 1952–53 | Nebraska | 8–13 | 5–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1953–54 | Nebraska | 9–12 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| Nebraska: | 86–100 (.462) | 43–51 (.457) | |||||||
| Total: | 318–183 (.635) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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