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Harry Rabenhorst

Harry Aldrich Rabenhorst (April 30, 1898 – March 24, 1972) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator.[1]

Harry Rabenhorst
Biographical details
Born(1898-04-30)April 30, 1898
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 24, 1972(1972-03-24) (aged 73)
Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1917–1920Wake Forest
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1919Wake Forest
1921Greensboro HS (NC)
1922–1924New Mexico Military
1925–1942LSU (assistant)
Basketball
1925–1942LSU
1945–1957LSU
Baseball
1927–1942LSU
1946–1956LSU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1967–1968LSU
Head coaching record
Overall3–8 (college football)
340–264 (college basketball)
220–226–3 (college baseball)
TournamentsBasketball
1–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
NCAA Final Four (1953)
2 SEC (1953, 1954)

Baseball
2 SEC (1939, 1946)
Awards
Baseball
2x SEC Coach of the Year (1939, 1946)

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he served as the head basketball coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1925 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1957.[2] Rabenhorst was also the head baseball coach at LSU from 1927 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1946 as well as the school's athletic director from 1967 to 1968. His 1935 LSU basketball team won a national championship and his 1953 squad reached the Final Four. [citation needed]

Rabenhorst played college football at Wake Forest as a fullback from 1917 to 1920, captaining the team for three seasons. Rabenhorst holds the record for longest punt in football history. On Thanksgiving Day 1919, against North Carolina State, Rabenhorst got off a world record 115-yard punt that sailed 85 yards in the air.[3] Rabenhorst is credited as Wake Forest's head coach of record for the 1918 and 1919 seasons.[4]

In 1925, Rabenhorst began a very long and successful career at LSU as the head coach of the men's basketball team. Two years later, in 1927, he also became the head baseball coach. Along with his successes in basketball, he also won two SEC baseball titles (1939 and 1946).[5] As a reward for his team's success on the baseball diamond, Rabenhorst was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1939 and 1946,[6] as well. Rabenhorst stepped down as baseball and basketball coach in 1942 when he left to serve in World War II. Upon his return, he again coached the baseball team from 1946 until 1956 and the basketball team from 1946 to 1957. He finished his baseball coaching career with a record of 220–226–3.

Accolades

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Rabenhorst is a member of the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.[1][3]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wake Forest Baptists (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918 Wake Forest 1–2
1919 Wake Forest 2–6
Wake Forest: 3–8
Total: 3–8

College basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
LSU Tigers (Southern Conference) (1925–1932)
1925–26 LSU 9–9 4–5 12th
1926–27 LSU 7–9 3–5 15th
1927–28 LSU 14–4 7–3 6th
1928–29 LSU 8–13 5–9 16th
1929–30 LSU 10–11 6–7 13th
1930–31 LSU 7–8 4–4 12th
1931–32 LSU 11–9 8–8 12th
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1932–1942)
1932–33 LSU 15–8 13–7 4th
1933–34 LSU 13–4 13–3 3rd
1934–35 LSU 14–1 12–0 1st
1935–36 LSU 10–10 9–6 T–6th
1936–37 LSU 13–7 7–6 7th
1937–38 LSU 10–10 7–6 6th
1938–39 LSU 13–7 10–5 4th
1939–40 LSU 10–8 8–4 4th
1940–41 LSU 9–9 7–5 5th
1941–42 LSU 8–7 8–3 4th
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1945–1957)
1945–46 LSU 18–3 8–0 T–1st
1946–47 LSU 17–4 9–2 2nd
1947–48 LSU 8–18 4–10 11th
1948–49 LSU 15–10 7–6 5th
1949–50 LSU 13–12 5–8 9th
1950–51 LSU 10–14 6–8 T–5th
1951–52 LSU 17–7 9–5 T–2nd
1952–53 LSU 22–3 13–0 1st NCAA Final Four
1953–54 LSU 20–5 14–0 T–1st NCAA Sweet 16
1954–55 LSU 6–18 3–11 11th
1955–56 LSU 7–17 5–9 9th
1956–57 LSU 6–19 1–13 12th
LSU: 340–264 (.563) 215–158 (.576)
Total: 340–264 (.563)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

College baseball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
LSU Tigers (Southern Conference) (1927–1932)
1927 LSU 8–6
1928 LSU 7–11
1929 LSU 3–6
1930 LSU 6–8
1931 LSU 3–6–1
1932 LSU 4–7–1
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1933–1942)
1933 LSU 2–8 0–4 7th
1934 LSU 6–8–1 3–6 7th
1935 LSU 8–7 4–6 6th
1936 LSU 15–4 7–4 2nd
1937 LSU 12–14 5–10 7th
1938 LSU 7–8–1 3–6–1 8th
1939 LSU 22–6 10–2 1st
1940 LSU 16–5 10–4 3rd
1941 LSU 10–13 5–9 9th
1942 LSU 9–9 7–5 4th
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1946–1956)
1946 LSU 12–5 11–3 1st
1947 LSU 10–9–1 4–7 10th
1948 LSU 7–14–1 4–10 9th
1949 LSU 6–11 5–9 9th
1950 LSU 5–9–1 2–7–1 11th
1951 LSU 10–6 6–6 5th
1952 LSU 9–11 7–9 7th
1953 LSU 8–10 7–8 7th
1954 LSU 8–11 5–10 10th
1955 LSU 6–17 4–11 10th
1956 LSU 9–11 7–9 7th
LSU: 228–240–7 (.487) 116–145–2 (.445)
Total: 228–240–7 (.487)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "LSU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Harry Rabenhorst". lsusports.net. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "LSU Fighting Tigers Coaches". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Harry Rabenhorst". lasportshall.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ The Howler. 1921. p. 64. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  5. ^ SEC Baseball Championships Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ SEC Coach of the Year Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
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