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Buck Harris

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Buck Harris
Virginia Cavaliers
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
MajorMedicine
Personal information
Born:(1876-11-16)November 16, 1876
Seguin, Texas
Weight164 lb (74 kg)
Career history
CollegeVirginia (1900–1901)
Career highlights and awards

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

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Harris born on November 16, 1876, in Seguin, Texas, to the Rev. Buckner Harris. He grew up in San Antonio, Texas.[1]

University of Virginia

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Harris was a prominent guard for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.[2][3] At Virginia he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.[4]

1900

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Harris played for the 1900 team which had a claim to a Southern championship[5] and defeated Sewanee to give the school its first loss since 1897.[6]

1901

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He was selected All-Southern in 1901.[4][7]

Personal life

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He married Miss Caroline B. Lyons on December 23, 1902.[1] At the time of his marriage he was head surgeon of the Cannelton coal mines in West Virginia.

References

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