| Bill Horr | |
| File:Marquis Horr 1907.jpg Horr hurling the discus, 1907 | |
| Sport(s) | Football, track and field |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 2, 1880 Munnsville, New York |
| Died | July 1, 1955 (aged 75) |
| Playing career | |
| 1905–1908 | Syracuse |
| Position(s) | Tackle (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1909 1910–1912 1914–1923 | Northwestern Purdue Syracuse (line) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–14–2 |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards All-American, 1908 | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Competitor for the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1908 London | Greek discus |
| Bronze | 1908 London | Discus throw |
Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American football player, coach, and Olympic track and field athlete.
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.
Coaching career[]
Horr was the ninth head coach for the Northwestern Wildcats football team and he held that position for the 1909 season. His career coaching record at Northwestern was 1 win, 3 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him 25th at Northwestern in total wins and 20th at Northwestern in winning percentage.[1]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Northwestern Purple (Big Ten Conference) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Northwestern | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
| Northwestern: | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten 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 Syracuse Hall of Fame
- Bill Horr at the College Football Data Warehouse
- Sports-reference profile
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