Bill Horr
Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American college football player and coach and Olympic track and field athlete.
Horr hurling the discus, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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(s) | Tackle (football) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1909 | Northwestern | |||||||||||||||||
| 1910–1912 | Purdue | |||||||||||||||||
| 1914–1923 | Syracuse (line) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 9–14–2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Franklin played 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 college football coaching record of 9–14–2.
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