Bill Horr
# Bill Horr

Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr (May 2, 1880 – July 1, 1955) was an American college football player and coach and Olympic track and field athlete.

Franklin played football as a tackle at Syracuse University and was selected as an All-American in 1908. At Syracuse, Horr also competed in track and field. At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, he won a silver medal in the Greek Style discus throw and a bronze in the freestyle discus throw. Horr served as the head football coach at Northwestern University in 1909 and at Purdue University from 1910 to 1912, compiling a career college football coaching record of 9–14–2.

## Head coaching record

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Northwestern Purple (Western Conference) (1909) ||||||
| 1909 | Northwestern | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | T–5th |
| Northwestern: | Northwestern: | 1–3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Purdue Boilermakers (Western Conference) (1910–1912) ||||||
| 1910 | Purdue | 1–5 | 0–4 | 8th |
| 1911 | Purdue | 3–4 | 1–3 | 6th |
| 1912 | Purdue | 4–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd |
| Purdue: | Purdue: | 8–11–1 | 3–9–1 | |
| Total: | Total: | 9–14–2 | | |
