Harris A. Lamb (1904 – March 7, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and track coach.[1] He served as the head football coach (1931–1941) and head basketball coach (1929–1937, 1939–1942) at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. He also coached track at Ohio Northern.[2] Lamb to his alma mater, Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to serve as the head football coach (1945–1947) and head basketball coach (1942–1952).[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1904 |
| Died | March 7, 1999 (aged 94) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1923–1926 | Coe |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1941 | Ohio Northern |
| 1945–1947 | Coe |
| Basketball | |
| 1929–1937 | Ohio Northern |
| 1939–1942 | Ohio Northern |
| 1942–1952 | Coe |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–38–12 (football) 118–122 (basketball) |
A native of Boone, Iowa, Lamb was captain of both the football and basketball teams at Coe. As coach at Coe, he was a mentor to Marv Levy, future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach.[4] He was the brother of college football coach Clyde A. Lamb.
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1931–1941) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Ohio Northern | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1932 | Ohio Northern | 4–2–1 | 3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1933 | Ohio Northern | 0–5–2 | 0–4–1 | T–19th | |||||
| 1934 | Ohio Northern | 6–0–1 | 4–0–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Ohio Northern | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1936 | Ohio Northern | 4–2–2 | 4–2–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1937 | Ohio Northern | 4–1–3 | 4–1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1938 | Ohio Northern | 6–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1939 | Ohio Northern | 5–3 | 5–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1940 | Ohio Northern | 5–3 | 4–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1941 | Ohio Northern | 6–1–1 | 5–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Ohio Northern: | 50–23–12 | 41–17–7 | |||||||
| Coe Kohawks (Midwest Conference) (1945–1947) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Coe | 2–2 | |||||||
| 1946 | Coe | 3–5 | 1–5 | 9th | |||||
| 1947 | Coe | 0–8 | 0–6 | 9th | |||||
| Coe: | 5–15 | 1–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 55–38–12 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Coe College Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "The Four Lamb Brothers of Coe College" (PDF). Coe College. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Harris Lamb". Coe College Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Harris Lamb, 'Mr. Coe,' Dies at 94". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. March 10, 199. p. 26. Retrieved April 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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