Harry Rabenhorst

Harry RabenhorstBiographical details

Born| (1898-04-30)April 30, 1898
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Died| March 24, 1972(1972-03-24) (aged 73)
Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1917–1920| Wake Forest
Position(s)| Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1918–1919| Wake Forest
1921| Greensboro HS (NC)
1922–1924| New Mexico Military
1925–1942| LSU (assistant)
Basketball
1925–1942| LSU
1945–1957| LSU
Baseball
1927–1942| LSU
1946–1956| LSU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1967–1968| LSU
Head coaching record
Overall| 3–8 (college football)
340–264 (college basketball)
220–226-3 (college baseball)
Tournaments| Basketball
1–1 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
NCAA Final Four (1953)
2 SEC (1953, 1954)

Baseball
2 SEC (1939, 1946)
Awards
Baseball
2x SEC Coach of the Year (1939, 1946)

Harry Aldrich Rabenhorst (April 30, 1898 – March 24, 1972) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator.[1]

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he served as the head basketball coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 1925 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1957.[2] Rabenhorst was also the head baseball coach at LSU from 1927 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1946 as well as the school's athletic director from 1967 to 1968. His 1935 LSU basketball team won a national championship and his 1953 squad reached the Final Four.[citation needed]

Rabenhorst played college football at Wake Forest as a fullback from 1917 to 1920, captaining the team for three seasons. Rabenhorst holds the record for longest punt in football history. On Thanksgiving Day 1919, against North Carolina State, Rabenhorst got off a world record 115-yard punt that sailed 85 yards in the air.[3] Rabenhorst is credited as Wake Forest's head coach of record for the 1918 and 1919 seasons.[4]

In 1925, Rabenhorst began a very long and successful career at LSU as the head coach of the men's basketball team. Two years later, in 1927, he also became the head baseball coach. Along with his successes in basketball, he also won two SEC baseball titles (1939 and 1946).[5] As a reward for his team's success on the baseball diamond, Rabenhorst was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1939 and 1946,[6] as well. Rabenhorst stepped down as baseball and basketball coach in 1942 when he left to serve in World War II. Upon his return, he again coached the baseball team from 1946 until 1956 and the basketball team from 1946 to 1957. He finished his baseball coaching career with a record of 220–226–3.

## Accolades[edit]

Rabenhorst is a member of the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.[1][3]

## Head coaching record[edit]

### College football[edit]

Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Wake Forest Baptists (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918 | Wake Forest | 1–2 |  |  |
1919 | Wake Forest | 2–6 |  |  |
Wake Forest: | 3–8 |  |
Total: | 3–8 |

### College basketball[edit]

Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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LSU Tigers (Southern Conference) (1925–1932)
1925–26 | LSU  | 9–9 | 4–5 | 12th |
1926–27 | LSU  | 7–9 | 3–5 | 15th |
1927–28 | LSU  | 14–4 | 7–3 | 6th |
1928–29 | LSU  | 8–13 | 5–9 | 16th |
1929–30 | LSU  | 10–11 | 6–7 | 13th |
1930–31 | LSU  | 7–8 | 4–4 | 12th |
1931–32 | LSU  | 11–9 | 8–8 | 12th |
LSU Tigers  (Southeastern Conference) (1932–1942)
1932–33 | LSU  | 15–8 | 13–7 | 4th |
1933–34 | LSU  | 13–4 | 13–3 | 3rd |
1934–35 | LSU  | 14–1 | 12–0 | 1st |
1935–36 | LSU  | 10–10 | 9–6 | T–6th |
1936–37 | LSU  | 13–7 | 7–6 | 7th |
1937–38 | LSU  | 10–10 | 7–6 | 6th |
1938–39 | LSU  | 13–7 | 10–5 | 4th |
1939–40 | LSU  | 10–8 | 8–4 | 4th |
1940–41 | LSU  | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5th |
1941–42 | LSU  | 8–7 | 8–3 | 4th |
LSU Tigers  (Southeastern Conference) (1945–1957)
1945–46 | LSU  | 18–3 | 8–0 | T–1st |
1946–47 | LSU  | 17–4 | 9–2 | 2nd |
1947–48 | LSU  | 8–18 | 4–10 | 11th |
1948–49 | LSU  | 15–10 | 7–6 | 5th |
1949–50 | LSU  | 13–12 | 5–8 | 9th |
1950–51 | LSU  | 10–14 | 6–8 | T–5th |
1951–52 | LSU  | 17–7 | 9–5 | T–2nd |
1952–53 | LSU | 22–3 | 13–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four
1953–54 | LSU  | 20–5 | 14–0 | T–1st | NCAA Sweet 16
1954–55 | LSU  | 6–18 | 3–11 | 11th |
1955–56 | LSU  | 7–17 | 5–9 | 9th |
1956–57 | LSU  | 6–19 | 1–13 | 12th |
LSU: | 340–264 (.563) | 215–158 (.576) |
Total: | 340–264 (.563) |

National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

### College baseball[edit]

Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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LSU Tigers (Southern Conference) (1927–1932)
1927 | LSU  | 8–6 |  |  |
1928 | LSU  | 7–11 |  |  |
1929 | LSU  | 3–6 |  |  |
1930 | LSU  | 6–8 |  |  |
1931 | LSU  | 3–6–1 |  |  |
1932 | LSU  | 4–7–1 |  |  |
LSU Tigers  (Southeastern Conference) (1933–1942)
1933 | LSU  | 2–8 | 0–4 | 7th |
1934 | LSU  | 6–8–1 | 3–6 | 7th |
1935 | LSU  | 8–7 | 4–6 | 6th |
1936 | LSU  | 15–4 | 7–4 | 2nd |
1937 | LSU  | 12–14 | 5–10 | 7th |
1938 | LSU  | 7–8–1 | 3–6–1 | 8th |
1939 | LSU  | 22–6 | 10–2 | 1st |
1940 | LSU  | 16–5 | 10–4 | 3rd |
1941 | LSU  | 10–13 | 5–9 | 9th |
1942 | LSU  | 9–9 | 7–5 | 4th |
LSU Tigers  (Southeastern Conference) (1946–1956)
1946 | LSU  | 12–5 | 11–3 | 1st |
1947 | LSU  | 10–9–1 | 4–7 | 10th |
1948 | LSU  | 7–14–1 | 4–10 | 9th |
1949 | LSU  | 6–11 | 5–9 | 9th |
1950 | LSU  | 5–9–1 | 2–7–1 | 11th |
1951 | LSU  | 10–6 | 6–6 | 5th |
1952 | LSU  | 9–11 | 7–9 | 7th |
1953 | LSU  | 8–10 | 7–8 | 7th |
1954 | LSU  | 8–11 | 5–10 | 10th |
1955 | LSU  | 6–17 | 4–11 | 10th |
1956 | LSU  | 9–11 | 7–9 | 7th |
LSU: | 228–240–7 (.487) | 116–145–2 (.445) |
Total: | 228–240–7 (.487) |

National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion

## See also[edit]

* List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "LSU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Harry Rabenhorst". lsusports.net. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
2. ^ "LSU Fighting Tigers Coaches". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
3. ^ a b "Harry Rabenhorst". lasportshall.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
4. ^ The Howler. 1921. p. 64. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
5. ^ SEC Baseball Championships Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ SEC Coach of the Year Archived 2008-05-28 at the Wayback Machine

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