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Harry Buck

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Sport(s)
  
College football

Alma mater
  
Springfield YMCA

Overall
  
6-8-2

Team
  
Fairmount College

1914-1915
  
Fairmount College

Name
  
Harry Buck

Born
  
November 25, 1884 Liverpool, Pennsylvania, U.S. (
1884-11-25
)

Died
  
July 24, 1943(1943-07-24) (aged 58) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

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Harry Crowe Buck was a physical education instructor and coach in the United States and in India. He founded the YMCA College of Physical Education in 1920. He has been called "The Father of Physical Education in India".

Before his work in India, Buck was the ninth head college football coach for Fairmount College (now Wichita State University) located in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1914 until 1915. His overall coaching record at Fairmount College was 6 wins, 8 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 20th at Wichita State in terms of total wins and 20th at Wichita State in terms of winning percentage.

References

Harry Buck Wikipedia