Harry Carlton Good (January 7, 1902 – January 23, 1997) was an

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and

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coach at the University of Indianapolis (then known as Indiana Central College) from 1927 to 1943. He later served as the men's basketball coach at

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(1943–1946) and the

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(1946–1954).

Playing career

Good was born in Syracuse, Indiana, and attended high school in South Bend. He enrolled at Indiana Central in 1921. By the time of his graduation in 1925, he had earned 14 letters in basketball, football, baseball, track, and tennis.

Coaching career

Good earned a master's degree from

, then returned to Indiana Central in 1927. Over the next sixteen years, he coached most sports there, and also served as athletic director. At a time when the

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had a color line in basketball, he actively recruited African American athletes to Indiana Central, most notably

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, and

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. In 1943, Good became the head basketball coach at

while Hall of Fame coach

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served in the

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during

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. Good served as the head coach for the

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team for eight seasons (1946–47 to 1953–54), leading the team to back-to-back Big 7 Conference championships in 1948–49 and 1949–50. To date, these remain the last Husker teams to win a conference regular season basketball title. He remained at Nebraska until his retirement in 1970, serving as golf coach and instructor of physical education.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

References

External links

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