Robert Harris (basketball)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 6, 1886 Chicago, Illinois,U.S. |
| Died | July 1964 (aged 77) |
| Playing career | |
| 1907–1908 | Chicago |
| Coaching career (HCunless noted) | |
| 1909 | Indiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–9 |
Robert S. Harris(December 6, 1886 – July 11, 1964) was anAmerican footballandbasketballplayer andbasketballcoach. He played college football and basketball at theUniversity of Chicago.He was the head coach of the1908–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.
Early years
[edit]Harris was born in 1886. He attendedHyde Park High Schoolin Chicago where he played football as a center.[1]
He attended theUniversity of Chicago,where he was a member ofAmos Alonzo Stagg's football teams that won consecutiveWestern Conferencechampionships in1907and1908.[2]He also played basketball at Chicago and was a member of the1906–07and1907–08 Chicago Maroons men's basketball teamsthat compiled a combined 44–4 record and were recognized by theHelms Athletic Foundationas national champion for both years.
Indiana University
[edit]Harris was the head coach of the1908–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.The team compiled a 5–9 record.[3]
Military service and later years
[edit]DuringWorld War I,Harris served overseas in the U.S. Army'sRainbow Divisionunder the command ofDouglas MacArthur.[2]He later served duringWorld War IIas commander of military training schools at Princeton University, Western Reserve University, University of Virginia, and University of Chicago.[2]He reached the rank of colonel in the Army.[4]
For 50 years, Harris worked as a certified life insurance underwriter for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Chicago.[2]He married Sylvia Morrison; they had two daughters, Ruth M. Harris and Roberta Tugenberg. In 1964, Harris died in Chicago at the Veterans Administration Research Hospital at age 77.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Eckie Recalls Football Woes of Bob Harris: Pluck Alone Saved Job with Maroons for Army Man".Chicago Tribune.March 10, 1918. p. 18 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^abcd"R.S. Harris, 77, Dies; Insurer, Vet, Athlete".Chicago Tribune.July 12, 1964. p. 104 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Robert Harris".SR CBB.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedJuly 18,2018.
- ^"Death Notice".Chicago Tribune.July 13, 1964. p. 28 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Early Indiana Net Coach Dies".The Indianapolis Star.July 12, 1964. p. 4-2 – viaNewspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Robert Harrisat College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia, atpages 138-139