Harris A. Lamb (1904 – March 7, 1999) was an
American football,
basketball, and
track
Track or Tracks may refer to:
Routes or imprints
* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity
* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
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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
Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and north ...
, 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
Marvin Daniel Levy (; born August 3, 1925) is an American former football coach and executive who was a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for seventeen seasons. He spent most of his head coaching career with the Buffalo Bills, lea ...
, future
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach.
He was the brother of college football coach
Clyde A. Lamb.
Head coaching record
Football
References
External links
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1904 births
1999 deaths
American football fullbacks
Basketball coaches from Iowa
Coe Kohawks football coaches
Coe Kohawks football players
Coe Kohawks men's basketball coaches
Coe Kohawks men's basketball players
Ohio Northern Polar Bears football coaches
Ohio Northern Polar Bears men's basketball coaches
College track and field coaches in Ohio
People from Boone, Iowa
Players of American football from Iowa
Basketball players from Iowa