Harold Huff Explained

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.

Sources

Harry Huff. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171420/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/harry-huff-1.html . dead . April 17, 2020 .
Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . July 20, 2006 . September 27, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . July 20, 2006 . pl . 16 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . dead .

Notes and References

Web site: Harry Huff . Olympedia . March 5, 2021 .
News: . 'Doc' Huff Confirms Resignation As Athletic Director at Grinnell . . . February 11, 1926 . 16 . July 20, 2023 . .
News: . Huff To Be Head Track Coach at Missouri U. . . . July 1, 1929 . 12 . July 20, 2023 . .
News: . Young's Yarns . . . May 14, 1935 . 10 . July 20, 2023 . .