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{{Short description|American athlete and football coach (1880–1955)}}
{{distinguish|Bill Hore}}
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| name = Bill Horr
| name = Bill Horr
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| caption = Horr hurling the discus, 1907
| caption = Horr hurling the discus, 1907
| sport = [[American football|Football]], [[track and field]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|5|2}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1880|5|2}}
| birth_place = [[Munnsville, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Munnsville, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|7|1|1880|5|2}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1955|7|1|1880|5|2}}
| death_place =
| death_place = [[Central Square, New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1905–1908
| player_years1 = 1905–1908
| player_team1 = [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]]
| player_team1 = [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]]
| player_positions = [[Tackle (American football)|Tackle]] (football)
| player_positions = [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|Tackle]] (football)
| coach_years1 = 1909
| coach_years1 = 1909
| coach_team1 = [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
| coach_team1 = [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
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| tournament_record =
| CFbDWID = 1111
| championships =
| championships =
| awards =
| awards = [[1908 College Football All-America Team|All-American, 1908]]
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1908 College Football All-America Team|1908]])
* Second-team All-American ([[1907 College Football All-America Team|1907]])
| coaching_records =
| coaching_records =
| medaltemplates =
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{{MedalBronze| [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] | [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Discus throw]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908 London]] | [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Discus throw]]}}
}}
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'''Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr''' (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an [[American football]] player, coach, and Olympic [[track and field]] athlete.
'''Marquis Franklin''' "'''Bill'''" '''Horr''' (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American [[college football]] player and coach and Olympic [[track and field]] athlete.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78571 |title=Bill Horr |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>


He played [[college football]] as a [[Tackle (American football)|tackle]] at [[Syracuse University]] and was selected as an [[1908 College Football All-America Team|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.
Franklin played football as a [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|tackle]] at [[Syracuse University]] and was selected as an [[1908 College Football All-America Team|All-American in 1908]].<ref name="2022 Media Guide">{{cite web|title=2022 Syracuse Football Media Guide|url=https://cuse.com/documents/2022/8/17/2022SyracuseFootballMediaGuide.pdf |publisher=[[cuse.com]] |access-date=December 19, 2022 |page=106}}</ref> 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.

==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.<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/northwestern/coaching_records.php Northwestern Wildcats coaching records]</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
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| name = [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Purple]]
| name = [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Purple]]
| conf = [[Big Ten Conference]]
| conf = [[Big Ten Conference|Western Conference]]
| startyear = 1909
| startyear = 1909
| endyear = single
| endyear = single
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1909 college football season|1909]]
| year = [[1909 college football season|1909]]
| name = Northwestern
| name = [[1909 Northwestern Purple football team|Northwestern]]
| overall = 1–3–1
| overall = 1–3–1
| conference = 1–3
| conference = 1–3
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}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Northwestern
| name = Northwestern
| overall = 1–3–1
| overall = 1–3–1
| confrecord = 1–3
| confrecord = 1–3
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue Boilermakers]]
| name = [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue Boilermakers]]
| conf = [[Big Ten Conference]]
| conf = [[Big Ten Conference|Western Conference]]
| startyear = 1910
| startyear = 1910
| endyear = 1912
| endyear = 1912
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1910 college football season|1910]]
| year = [[1910 college football season|1910]]
| name = Purdue
| name = [[1910 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| overall = 1–5
| overall = 1–5
| conference = 0–4
| conference = 0–4
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1911 college football season|1911]]
| year = [[1911 college football season|1911]]
| name = Purdue
| name = [[1911 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| overall = 3–4
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 1–3
| conference = 1–3
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1912 college football season|1912]]
| year = [[1912 college football season|1912]]
| name = Purdue
| name = [[1912 Purdue Boilermakers football team|Purdue]]
| overall = 4–2–1
| overall = 4–2–1
| conference = 2–2–1
| conference = 2–2–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Purdue
| name = Purdue
| overall = 8–11–1
| overall = 8–11–1
| confrecord = 3–9–1
| confrecord = 3–9–1
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 9–14–2
| overall = 9–14–2
| bcs = no
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| polltype =
| legend = no
| legend = no
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.suathletics.com/sports/2006/1/20/MarquisHorrbio.aspx Syracuse football profile]
* [https://cuse.com/sports/2006/1/20/MarquisHorrbio.aspx Syracuse football profile]
* {{Find a Grave|112329623}}
* {{CFBCR|1111|Bill Horr}}
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/marquis-horr-1.html Sports-reference profile]
* {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/bill-horr-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/bill-horr-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Bill Horr}}


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{{1908 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1908 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Footer US NC Discus Men}}
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Horr, Bill
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Horr, Marquis Franklin; Horr, Marquis Frank
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American discus thrower and football coach
| DATE OF BIRTH = May 2, 1880
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Munnsville, New York
| DATE OF DEATH = July 1, 1955
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}


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Revision as of 03:48, 22 July 2024

Not to be confused with Bill Hore.

Bill Horr
Horr hurling the discus, 1907
Biographical details
Born(1880-05-02)May 2, 1880
Munnsville, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 1, 1955(1955-07-01) (aged 75)
Central Square, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1905–1908Syracuse
Position(s)Tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909Northwestern
1910–1912Purdue
1914–1923Syracuse (line)
Head coaching record
Overall9–14–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Vereinigte Staaten
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Greek discus
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Discus throw

Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American college football player and coach and Olympic track and field athlete.[1]

Franklin played football as a tackle at Syracuse University and was selected as an All-American in 1908.[2] 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.

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

  1. ^ "Bill Horr". Olympedia. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022 Syracuse Football Media Guide" (PDF). cuse.com. p. 106. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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