{{short description|American baseball player and football coach (1883-1969)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Harry Huston | image = Harry Huston.jpg | alt = | caption = | current_title = | current_team = | current_conference = | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|10|14}} | birth_place = Bellefontaine, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|10|13|1883|10|14}} | death_place = Blackwell, Oklahoma, U.S. | alma_mater = Southwestern College | coach_sport1 = Football | coach_years2 = 1904 | coach_team2 = Southwestern | overall_record = 3–4 | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = | coaching_records = }} '''Harry Emanuel Kress Huston''' (October 14, 1883 – October 16, 1969) was an American professional baseball player and college football coach.
==Baseball career== ===University of Kansas=== Huston played for the University of Kansas baseball team in Lawrence, Kansas from 1902 until 1906.<ref>[http://baseballref.net/schools/kansas.shtml Baseball Reference] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120701144944/http://baseballref.net/schools/kansas.shtml |date=July 1, 2012 }} University of Kansas Baseball Players in the Major Leagues</ref>
===Philadelphia Phillies=== {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Harry Huston |position=Catcher |image= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1883|10|2|mf=y}} |birth_place=Bellefontaine, Ohio |death_date={{Death date and age|1969|10|13|1883|10|14}} |death_place=Blackwell, Oklahoma |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 3 |debutyear=1906 |debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 19 |finalyear=1906 |finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.000 |stat2label=Games played |stat2value=2 |stat3label=At bats |stat3value=4 |teams= *Philadelphia Phillies (1906) }} Huston made his major league debut as a catcher with the Philadelphia Phillies on September 3, 1906, and played his final major league game on September 19, 1906.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hustoha01.shtml BaseballReference.com] Harry Huston</ref> His teammates included Hall of Fame members Hugh Duffy and Kid Nichols.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/oracle/at-distance.cgi?d=1&n1=6768 Baseball Reference Oracle Database] Players 1 step from Harry Huston</ref> His short professional career consisted of four at bats, no hits, and one base on balls.<ref>[http://www.nyfuturestars.com/player.php?player=hustoha01 NY Future Stars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015200113/http://www.nyfuturestars.com/player.php?player=hustoha01 |date=October 15, 2015 }} Harry Huston :: C</ref> He continued to pursue his baseball career in the minor leagues<ref>[http://www.lowellsun.com/sports/ci_10305756 Lowell Sun] "Lowell Baseball History", August 26, 2008</ref> and he had previously played professionally under an assumed name<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1REbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uEgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3960,2092459&dq=harry+huston&hl=en|accessdate=November 1, 2010|date=March 15, 1906|work=The Pittsburg Press|title=Pirates Start Light Training}}</ref> of "Corbin" so he could continue to play in college as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jP8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MY4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4580,2423179&dq=harry-huston&hl=en|accessdate=November 1, 2010|date=August 13, 1906|work=The Pittsburg Press|title=New Men for the Pirates}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Huston was the second football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and held that position for one year, coaching the 1905 season. His coaching record at Southwesterns was 3–4.<ref>[http://www.sckans.edu/athletics/football/records/ Southwestern College Football Records]</ref>
==Head coaching record== {{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Southwestern Moundbuilders | conf = Independent | startyear = 1905 | endyear = single }} {{CFB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | year = 1905 | name = Southwestern | overall = 3–4 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Southwestern | overall = 3–4 | confrecord = }} {{CFB Yearly Record End | overall = 3–4 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype = | legend = no }}
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==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=h/hustoha01|fangraphs= |cube= |brm=huston001har}} * {{Find a Grave}}
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