Bill Horr

Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American football player, coach, and Olympic track and field athlete.

Bill Horr
Horr hurling the discus, 1907
Biographical details
Born(1880-05-02)May 2, 1880
Munnsville, New York
DiedJuly 1, 1955(1955-07-01) (aged 75)
Central Square, New York
Playing career
1905–1908Syracuse
Position(s)Tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909Northwestern
1910–1912Purdue
1914–1923Syracuse (line)
Head coaching record
Overall9–14–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American, 1908

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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Northwestern Purple (Western Conference) (1909)
1909 Northwestern 1–3–11–3T–5th
Northwestern: 1–3–11–3
Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1910–1912)
1910 Purdue 1–50–48th
1911 Purdue 3–41–36th
1912 Purdue 4–2–12–2–1T–3rd
Purdue: 8–11–13–9–1
Total:9–14–2

References

    • 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.
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