Harry Lancaster
Harry Lancaster (February 14, 1911 – February 5, 1985) was an American college sports coach and administrator. He was an assistant men's basketball coach at Kentucky for more than 20 seasons under Adolph Rupp. He was also Kentucky's head baseball coach in 1947 and from 1951 to 1965. Lancaster attended Georgetown College in Kentucky, where he played basketball and baseball.
Lancaster from the 1948 Kentuckian | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1911 Paris, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 1985 (aged 73) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgetown College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1943–1944 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1946–1969 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| 1981 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1947 | Kentucky |
| 1951–1965 | Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1969–1975 | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 163–164–2 |
In addition to coaching, Lancaster worked as an instructor and administrator. He was a physical education professor at Kentucky from 1941 to 1975 and Kentucky's athletic director from 1969 to 1975.
Lancaster died on February 5, 1985, at age 73. He had liver cancer and diabetes.
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