Harlan Orville "Pat" Page (March 20, 1887 – November 23, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was one of basketball's first star players in the early 1900s. The 5'9" Chicago native played guard at the University of Chicago (1906–1910) and was known as a defensive specialist. While leading Chicago to three national championships (1907–1909), the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named him an All-American each time and named National Player of the Year in 1910.[1] Page also played football at Chicago. Walter Camp selected him as a second-team All-American at the end in 1908 and a third-team All-American at the same position in 1909.[2]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1887 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 23, 1965 (aged 78) Watervliet, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1907–1909 | Chicago |
| Basketball | |
| 1906–1910 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | End (football) Guard (basketball) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1919 | Chicago (assistant) |
| 1920–1925 | Butler |
| 1926–1930 | Indiana |
| 1932 | Chicago (assistant) |
| 1936–1937 | College of Idaho |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1920 | Chicago |
| 1920–1926 | Butler |
| 1936–1938 | College of Idaho |
| Baseball | |
| 1913–1920 | Chicago |
| 1931 | Chicago |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–46–7 (football) 269–140 (basketball) 63–35 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
As player:
As coach: | |
| Awards | |
Basketball
Football
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| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1962 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Following his playing days, Page embarked on a coaching career. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Chicago (1911–1920), Butler University (1920–1925) and the College of Idaho (1936–1938), compiling a career college basketball record of 269–140. In 1924, he coached Butler to the AAU title. Page was also the head football coach at Butler from 1920 to 1925, at Indiana University from 1926 to 1930 and at Albertson College (now known as the College of Idaho) from 1936 to 1937, tallying a career college football mark of 58–46–7. In addition, Page coached baseball at the University of Chicago from 1913 to 1920 and again in 1931, amassing a record of 63–35.[3] In 1962, he was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Bulldogs (Independent) (1920–1925) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Butler | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | Butler | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1922 | Butler | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Butler | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1924 | Butler | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1925 | Butler | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| Butler: | 37–14–2 | ||||||||
| Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (1926–1930) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Indiana | 3–5 | 0–4 | 8th | |||||
| 1927 | Indiana | 3–4–1 | 1–2–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1928 | Indiana | 4–4 | 2–4 | 9th | |||||
| 1929 | Indiana | 2–6–1 | 1–3–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1930 | Indiana | 2–5–1 | 1–3 | T–6th | |||||
| Indiana: | 14–24–3 | 5–16–2 | |||||||
| College of Idaho Coyotes (Northwest Conference) (1936–1937) | |||||||||
| 1936 | College of Idaho | 5–3–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1937 | College of Idaho | 2–5–1 | 1–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| College of Idaho: | 7–8–2 | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–46–7 | ||||||||
Basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Maroons (Western Conference / Big Ten Conference) (1911–1920) | |||||||||
| 1911–12 | Chicago | 12–6 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1912–13 | Chicago | 20–6 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1913–14 | Chicago | 19–9 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1914–15 | Chicago | 20–5 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1915–16 | Chicago | 15–11 | 4–8 | T–7th | |||||
| 1916–17 | Chicago | 13–15 | 4–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1917–18 | Chicago | 14–10 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1918–19 | Chicago | 21–6 | 10–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1919–20 | Chicago | 27–8 | 10–2 | 1st | |||||
| Chicago: | 161–76 (.679) | 66–42 (.611) | |||||||
| Butler Bulldogs (Independent) (1920–1926) | |||||||||
| 1920–21 | Butler | 16–4 | |||||||
| 1921–22 | Butler | 19–6 | |||||||
| 1922–23 | Butler | 16–4 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Butler | 11–7 | AAU Champions | ||||||
| 1924–25 | Butler | 20–4 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | Butler | 16–5 | |||||||
| Butler: | 98–36 | ||||||||
| College of Idaho Coyotes (Northwest Conference) (1936–1938) | |||||||||
| 1936–37 | College of Idaho | 5–20 | |||||||
| 1937–38 | College of Idaho | 5–18 | |||||||
| College of Idaho: | 10–28 (.263) | ||||||||
| Total: | 269–140 (.658) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Harlan O. "Pat" Page Biography". Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Walter Camp Selects Three All-American Football Teams". The Syracuse Herald. December 15, 1909.
- ^ "University of Chicago Baseball Coaches Records". University of Chicago Department of Physical Education & Athletics. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
