Larry Vorhis | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Playing career | |
1906–1909 | Penn State |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1910–1911 | Wesleyan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–8–2 |
Larry Vorhis was an American football player and coach. He played college football for the Penn State from 1906 to 1909 and was selected as a first-team All-American in 1909. He also served as the head football coach at Wesleyan University from 1910 to 1911.
Athlete[]
Vorhis played football for Penn State from 1906 to 1909. He was the team's quarterback and also handled drop kicking responsibilities. He was selected as a first-team All-American in 1909 by the New York Herald (as an end), New York Mail (as a quarterback), William B. Hanna in the New York Sun, the Philadelphia Press (as a quarterback) and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.[1][2]
Coach[]
After graduating from Penn State, Vorhis served as the head football coach at Wesleyan University in 1910 and 1911.[3] In his two seasons as Wesleyan's head football coach, Vorhis compiled a record of 8–8–2.[4] In December 1911, Vorhis announced that he would not return to Wesleyan in 1912. He stated that he intended to operate a sugar plantation in Alabama.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Spalding Official Football Guide for 1910
- ↑ "Larry Vorhis of State Is Honored In East". The Pittsburgh Press. 1909-11-30. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19091130&id=fBobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A0kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4091,6930850.
- ↑ "VORHIS WILL LEAD WESLEYAN FOOTBALL: His Success Last Year Brings Him Reappointment". The Hartford Courant. 1911-05-02. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/759408292.html?dids=759408292:759408292&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+02,+1911&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=VORHIS+WILL+LEAD+WESLEYAN+FOOTBALL&pqatl=google.
- ↑ "ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS". Wesleyan University. http://www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/football/alltimerecs/fbcoachatrecs.html. Retrieved 2010-06-14.[dead link]
- ↑ "Larry Vorhis Will Not Again Coach Wesleyan". The Pittsburgh Press. 1911-12-27. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vywbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6UgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4441,3120799&dq=larry-vorhis&hl=en.
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