Labron Harris
Labron E. Harris (November 26, 1908 – August 14, 1995) was an American
All-Americans and two NCAA champions, Earl Moeller in 1953 and Grier Jones
in 1968.
Harris also was the architect of
Lakeside Golf Course
in 1945. Lakeside served as the home golf course and training facility for the Oklahoma State University golf teams for almost 50 years. Harris was the head golf professional from 1945 to his retirement in 1973.
Harris was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.[1]
His son, Labron Harris Jr., is a professional golfer who won on the PGA Tour.
Coaching victories
- Big Eight Conference (15) 1958-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67-69-70-71-72-73
- Missouri Valley Conference (9) 1947-48-49-50-51-52-53-54-55
- Oklahoma Intercollegiate (13) 1960-61-62-64-65-66-67-68-69-70-71-72-73
- Cowboy Invitational (4) 1970-71-72-73
- OU Sooner Invitational (3) 1970-72-73
- Wichita State Invitational (3) 1970-72-73
- Pan American Invitational (1) 1954
- NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships(1) 1963
- All-American Intercollegiate (1) 1964
- Pikes Peak Intercollegiate (1) 1964
- Midwestern Collegiate (1) 1970
- Kansas Invitational (1) 1970
- Kansas State Invitational (1) 1970
- Tulsa Invitational (1) 1971
- Morris Williams Intercollegiate (1) 1971
- All College (1) 1972
- Big Eight Fall Invitational (1) 1972
Tournament wins
this list is incomplete
- 1950 Iowa Open
- 1953 Oklahoma Open
- 1958 Waterloo Open Golf Classic
References
- ^ Profile at Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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