About Harris Lamb
Lived 1904 – 1999 (aged 94–95). Harris Lamb was an American american football player.
Harris A. Lamb (1904 – March 7, 1999) was an American football, basketball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach (1931–1941) and head basketball coach (1929–1937, 1939–1942) at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. He also coached track at Ohio Northern. Lamb to his alma mater, Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to serve as the head football coach (1945–1947) and head basketball coach (1942–1952).
A native of Boone, Iowa, Lamb was captain of both the football and basketball teams at Coe. As coach at Coe, he was a mentor to Marv Levy, future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach. He was the brother of college football coach Clyde A. Lamb.
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American football, basketball, and track coach
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Harris Lamb was born in 1904.
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Harris Lamb died on 7 March 1999.
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Harris Lamb was an american football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Harris Lamb. https://biography.guide/harris-lamb/
MLA: "Harris Lamb." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/harris-lamb/.
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