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Harry "Doc" J. Huff (June 3, 1880 – May 29, 1964) was an American
track and field athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He competed at the
1908 Summer Olympics in
London .
[1] Huff served as the
athletic director and head track and field coach at
Grinnell College in
Grinnell, Iowa from 1914 to 1926.
[2] He was the head track and field coach at the
University of Kansas from 1926 to 1929 and the
University of Missouri from 1929 to 1935.
[3]
[4]
Huffwas born in
Cedar Township, Van Buren County, Iowa to James K Polk Huff and Eleanor Virginia née: Sheldon Huff, and died in
Kansas City, Missouri .
In the
100 metres , Huff won his first round heat with a time of 11.4 seconds, one of the slower winning times. He dropped his time to 11.1 seconds in his semifinal race to finish second behind eventual silver medallist
James Rector who tied the Olympic record at 10.8 seconds. Huff also won his preliminary heat in the
200 metres with a time 22.8 seconds. He came in last in his three-man semifinal race, running the distance in 23.0 seconds.
References
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"Harry Huff" . Olympedia . Retrieved March 5, 2021 .
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" 'Doc' Huff Confirms Resignation As Athletic Director at Grinnell" .
The Des Moines Register .
Des Moines, Iowa . February 11, 1926. p. 16. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Huff To Be Head Track Coach at Missouri U."
The Gazette .
Cedar Rapids, Iowa . July 1, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Young's Yarns" .
The Pantagraph .
Bloomington, Illinois . May 14, 1935. p. 10. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
Sources
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"Harry Huff" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on April 17, 2020.
Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001).
"Athletics 1908" . Herman's Full Olympians . Archived from
the original on September 27, 2006. Retrieved July 20, 2006 .
Wudarski, Pawel (1999).
"Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from
the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2006 .
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1 : In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT : The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
Distance :Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31
ro :In 1886 the event was won after a run-off
1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
*USA: Leading American athlete