Marquis Horr

1880 - 1955  (75 years)

• Name	Marquis Horr
  Born	2 May 1880	Munnsville, Madison Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	[1880] 1900 [1910] 1920
  Died	1 Jul 1955	Central Square, Oswego Co, New York, USA
  Buried	Syracuse, Onondaga Co, New York, USA (Onondaga Valley Cemetery)
  Person ID	I754	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	William Horr,   b. Feb 1850, Little Falls, Herkimer Co, New York, USA ,   d. 31 Dec 1932,  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Susan Thurston,   b. Aug 1846, Randolph, Cattaraugus Co, New York, USA ,   d. 1907,  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	Abt 1876
  Family ID	F328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Crandon,   b. Abt 1885,   d. 23 May 1963  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1952
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F330	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Syracuse University's first All-American football player. Two time medal winner for discus throwing in the 1908 Olympics in London, England. Photo: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/Marquis_Horr_1907.jpg/200px-Marquis_Horr_1907.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_Horr&usg=__mLFrTxPZ05E39sajPH05WSNwtb4=&h=275&w=200&sz=21&hl=en&start=45&itbs=1&tbnid=u2vlfozEAlLRgM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=83&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%252BHorr%2B-river%2B-race%26start%3D36%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1 http://www.suathletics.com/Sports/Football/2006/MarquisHorrbio.asp (With photo) Marquis Horr, Football Tackle 1908 All-American Horr, a native of Central Square, New York attended Syracuse University from 1905-1908 where he played football, ran track, and graduated with a law degree. Horr anchored a young offensive line on a team that opened the newly built Archbold Stadium with a win against Hobart in 1907. One year later, Horr was honored as a team captain. He continued his football career as a line coach for Purdue University, Northwestern University, and Syracuse University. A national champion in the shot put, hammer, and discus throws, Horr's success allowed him to become a member of the 1908 U.S. Olympic team. He worked as an attorney for American Liability Insurance until he retired in 1946. Wedding announcement with a photo of a painting of bride, Mary Crandon: Post-Standard, The (Syracuse, New York) Published July 23, 1952 http://www.syracusehalloffame.com/pages/inductees/1992/bill_horr.html Marquis Franklin "Bill" Horr Inducted in 1992 1880: Born in Munnsville, New York. 1903: Graduated from Munnsville High School. 1904 :Attended Colgate Academy. 1905-1908: Attended Syracuse University. Played football and ran track. 1906-1908: Intercollegiate and AAU track and field division champion. Bill Horr won the Over 14 AAU Track & Field Medals on discus and hammer throw. 1908 : Defeated Jim Thorpe in discus throw. 1908: Set world mark of 142 feet 1 inches. 1908 : Member of United States Olympic track team. 1908 : Athletics Discus Throw - Freestyle Bronze Medal 1908: Athletics Discus Throw - Greek Style Silver Medal 1908 : Athletics Hammer Throw 6th Place 1908 : Athletics Shotput 6th Place 1909: Won National Championships in shot put, hammer throw and discus. 1090 : Graduated from SU College of Law. 1910 : Line coach at Northwestern University. 1911-1913 : Line coach at Purdue University. 1914-1923 : Line coach at Syracuse University. He was an attorney for American Liability Insurance until his retirement in 1946.