Homer Harris
.jpg) Harris, 2002, at the dedication of the Seattle park named after him | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1916 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 2007 (aged 91) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1935–1937 | Iowa |
| Position(s) | tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1939–1940 | North Carolina A&T |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–7–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Homer E. Harris Jr. (March 4, 1916 – March 17, 2007) was an American
tackle and became the first African-American captain of a Big Ten Conference team. Harris served as head football coach at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina
from 1939 to 1940, compiling a record of 8–7–3.
Born in
Seattle's Garfield High School. At Iowa, he was the MVP of the 1936 Iowa Hawkeyes football team as a junior and captain of the 1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team as senior. named an All-Big Ten Conference
three years in a row.
Harris went to
dermatologist, first in Chicago and then his hometown of Seattle from 1954 to 2000. He was inducted into the Hawkeyes' Hall of Fame in 2002 and had a Seattle park named after him the same year.[1] Harris died on March 17, 2007, at his home in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.[2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T Aggies (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1940) | |||||||||
| 1939 | North Carolina A&T | 4–3–2 | 3–2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | North Carolina A&T | 4–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| North Carolina A&T: | 8–7–3 | 6–5–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–7–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Henry, Mary T. (July 7, 2003). "Harris, Dr. Homer E. Jr. (1916-2007)". HistoryLink. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Craig (March 27, 2007). "Homer Harris, 1916-2007: Dermatologist a sports pioneer". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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