Buck Harris Explained

Buck Harris
School:Virginia Cavaliers
Birth Date:16 November 1876
Birth Place:Seguin, Texas
Major:Medicine
Class:Graduate
Weight Lb:164
Currentposition:Guard
Pastschools:Virginia (1900 - 1901)
Highlights:

Arthur Buckner "Buck" Harris (November 16, 1876  - ?) was a college football player and physician. He was once an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist in Birmingham, Alabama.

Early years

Harris born on November 16, 1876, in Seguin, Texas, to the Rev. Buckner Harris. He grew up in San Antonio, Texas.

University of Virginia

Harris was a prominent guard for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.[1] [2] At Virginia he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

1900

Harris played for the 1900 team which had a claim to a Southern championship[3] and defeated Sewanee to give the school its first loss since 1897.[4]

1901

He was selected All-Southern in 1901.[5] [6]

Personal life

He married Miss Caroline B. Lyons on December 23, 1902.[7] At the time of his marriage he was head surgeon of the Cannelton coal mines in West Virginia.

Notes and References

  1. News: Virginia to Battle With the Indians. November 22, 1902. The Times.
  2. News: Varsity on a Tour. The Times. October 16, 1901.
  3. Web site: Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation.
  4. News: Virginia Wins Decisive Victory. The Times. November 30, 1900.
  5. Beta Iota-University of Virginia. 276. The Rainbow of Delta Tau Delta. 1901. 25.
  6. News: The State. "All Southern" Eleven. February 7, 1902.
  7. News: A Comely Bride. Richmond Dispatch. December 24, 1902. March 5, 2015. Newspapers.com.