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American sports coach (1904–1999)

Harris Lamb
Biographical details
Born1904
Died(1999-03-07)March 7, 1999 (aged 94)
Playing career
Football
1923–1926Coe
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1941Ohio Northern
1945–1947Coe
Basketball
1929–1937Ohio Northern
1939–1942Ohio Northern
1942–1952Coe
Head coaching record
Overall55–38–12 (football)
118–122 (basketball)

Harris A. Lamb (1904 – March 7, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and track coach. 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. 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).

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. He was the brother of college football coach Clyde A. Lamb.

Head coaching record

Football

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

  1. "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Coe College Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. "The Four Lamb Brothers of Coe College" (PDF). Coe College. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. "Harris Lamb". Coe College Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. "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 Open access icon.

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Ohio Northern Polar Bears head football coaches

# denotes interim head coach

Ohio Northern Polar Bears men's basketball head coaches
Coe Kohawks head football coaches
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