Bill Horr

Bill Horr
Horr hurling the discus, 1907
Sport(s)	Football, track and field
Biographical details
Born	May 2, 1880(1880-05-02) Munnsville, New York
Died	July 1, 1955(1955-07-01) (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
Men's athletics
Competitor for the United States
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.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
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

External links

• Syracuse football profile
• Bill Horr at Syracuse Hall of Fame
• Bill Horr at the College Football Data Warehouse
• Sports-reference profile