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	May 2, 1880 Munnsville, New York
Died	July 1, 1955 (aged 75) Central Square, New York
Playing career
1905–1908	Syracuse
Position(s)	Tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909	Northwestern
1910–1912	Purdue
1914–1923	Syracuse (line)
Head coaching record
Overall	9–14–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American, 1908
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1908 London Greek discus 1908 London Discus throw

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	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Northwestern Purple (Western Conference) (1909)
1909	Northwestern	1–3–1	1–3	T–5th
Northwestern:		1–3–1	1–3
Purdue Boilermakers (Western 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

References

External links

• 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.