Robert Emmett "Red Bob" Harmon (1882 – 1959) was an
American football,
basketball, and
baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at
Illinois College in 1903 and 1917,
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Cathol ...
in 1911,
Gonzaga University from 1913 to 1914, the University Farm—now known as the
University of California, Davis—from 1915 to 1916, and the University of Santa Clara—now known as
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...
—from 1919 to 1920, and at Quincy College and Seminary—now known as
Quincy University
Quincy University (formerly known as St. Francis Solanus College, and today abbreviated as QU) is a private Franciscan university in Quincy, Illinois. It was founded in 1860 and enrolls about 1,100 students.
History
A small group of Franciscan ...
—in
Quincy, Illinois
Quincy ( ), known as Illinois's "Gem City", is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States, located on the Mississippi River. The 2020 census counted a population of 39,463 in the city itself, down from 40,633 in 2010. ...
from 1922 to 1924.
Coaching career
Harmon was the head coach for the
Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
The Gonzaga Bulldogs are an intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Gonzaga University. The school competes in the West Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Gonzaga Bulldogs p ...
team from 1913 to 1915. He recorded a 10–4 (.714) record during his two seasons.
In 1917, Harmon returned to his alma mater,
Illinois College in
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,446 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the ...
, to become head football coach, succeeding his brother,
William T. Harmon, who was serving as a captain in the
United States Army at
Camp Grant near
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...
.
Law career
Harmon was a graduate of the
Loyola University Chicago School of Law and did graduate work at the
University of Chicago and the
University of Michigan. While he was coaching at Gonzaga, Harmon also practiced law with the offices of Luby and Pierson. At Santa Clara, he taught law as a member of the faculty. In 1930, Harmon passed the Illinois state bar and began a law practice in Jacksonville, Illinois.
Head coaching record
Football
References
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1882 births
1959 deaths
Basketball coaches from Illinois
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni
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Sportspeople from Jacksonville, Illinois
Illinois lawyers
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20th-century American lawyers