Harlan Orville "Pat" Page (March 20, 1887 – November 23, 1965) was an

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, and

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player and coach. He was one of basketball's first star players in the early 1900s. The 5'9"

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native played

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at the

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(1906–1910) and was known as a defensive specialist. While leading Chicago to three national championships (1908–1910), the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named him an All-American each time and named National Player of the Year in 1910. Page also played football at Chicago.

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selected him as a second-team All-American at the

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in 1908 and a third-team All-American at the same position in 1909. Following his playing days, Page embarked on a coaching career. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Chicago (1911–1920),

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(1920–1925) and the

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(1936–1938), compiling a career

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record of 269–140. In 1924, he coached Butler to the AAU title. Page was also the head football coach at Butler from 1920 to 1925, at

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from 1926 to 1930 and at Albertson College (now known as the

) from 1936 to 1937, tallying a career college football mark of 58–46–7. In addition, Page coached baseball at the University of Chicago from 1913 to 1920 and again in 1931, amassing a record of 63–35. In 1962, he was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.

Head coaching record

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Basketball

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