Harry Rabenhorst
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Harry Rabenhorst
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|4|30}}
| birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1972|3|24|1898|4|30}}
| death_place = Louisiana, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1917–1920
| player_team2 = Wake Forest
| player_positions = Fullback
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1918–1919
| coach_team2 = Wake Forest
| coach_years3 = 1921
| coach_team3 = Greensboro HS (NC)
| coach_years4 = 1922–1924
| coach_team4 = New Mexico Military
| coach_years5 = 1925–1942
| coach_team5 = LSU (assistant)
| coach_sport6 = Basketball
| coach_years7 = 1925–1942
| coach_team7 = LSU
| coach_years8 = 1945–1957
| coach_team8 = LSU
| coach_sport9 = Baseball
| coach_years10 = 1927–1942
| coach_team10 = LSU
| coach_years11 = 1946–1956
| coach_team11 = LSU
| admin_years1 = 1967–1968
| admin_team1 = LSU
| overall_record = 3–8 (college football)
340–264 (college basketball)
220–226–3 (college baseball)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = Basketball
1–1 (NCAA)
| 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)
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Harry Aldrich Rabenhorst (April 30, 1898 – March 24, 1972) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator.{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=3684540|title=LSU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Harry Rabenhorst|publisher=lsusports.net|access-date=2018-07-29}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/coaches.html|title=LSU Fighting Tigers Coaches|publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=2018-07-29}} 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. {{cn|date=October 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.lasportshall.com/?inductees=harry-rabenhorst|title=Harry Rabenhorst|publisher=lasportshall.com|access-date=2018-07-29}} Rabenhorst is credited as Wake Forest's head coach of record for the 1918 and 1919 seasons.{{cite book |author= |title=The Howler |url=http://library.digitalnc.org/cdm/ref/collection/yearbooks/id/1854 |year=1921 |page=64 |access-date=December 27, 2013 }}
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).[http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=0&url_article_id=1773&change_well_id=2 SEC Baseball Championships] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528091238/http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=0&url_article_id=1773&change_well_id=2 |date=2008-05-28 }} As a reward for his team's success on the baseball diamond, Rabenhorst was named SEC Coach of the Year in 1939 and 1946,[http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=0&url_article_id=1783&change_well_id=2 SEC Coach of the Year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528091252/http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=0&url_article_id=1783&change_well_id=2 |date=2008-05-28 }} 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
Rabenhorst is a member of the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame and Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
Head coaching record
=College football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Wake Forest Baptists
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1918
| endyear = 1919
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1918
| name = Wake Forest
| overall = 1–2
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| ranking2 = no
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| year = 1919
| name = Wake Forest
| overall = 2–6
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| name = Wake Forest
| overall = 3–8
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| overall = 3–8
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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=College basketball=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = LSU Tigers
| conference = Southern Conference
| startyear = 1925
| endyear = 1932
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1925–26
| name = LSU
| overall = 9–9
| conference = 4–5
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1926–27
| name = LSU
| overall = 7–9
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = 15th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1927–28
| name = LSU
| overall = 14–4
| conference = 7–3
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1928–29
| name = LSU
| overall = 8–13
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 16th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1929–30
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–11
| conference = 6–7
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1930–31
| name = LSU
| overall = 7–8
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1931–32
| name = LSU
| overall = 11–9
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = LSU Tigers
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| startyear = 1932
| endyear = 1942
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1932–33
| name = LSU
| overall = 15–8
| conference = 13–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1933–34
| name = LSU
| overall = 13–4
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1934–35
| name = LSU
| overall = 14–1
| conference = 12–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1935–36
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–10
| conference = 9–6
| confstanding = T–6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1936–37
| name = LSU
| overall = 13–7
| conference = 7–6
| confstanding = 7th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1937–38
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–10
| conference = 7–6
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1938–39
| name = LSU
| overall = 13–7
| conference = 10–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1939–40
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–8
| conference = 8–4
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1940–41
| name = LSU
| overall = 9–9
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1941–42
| name = LSU
| overall = 8–7
| conference = 8–3
| confstanding = 4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = LSU Tigers
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| startyear = 1945
| endyear = 1957
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1945–46
| name = LSU
| overall = 18–3
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1946–47
| name = LSU
| overall = 17–4
| conference = 9–2
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1947–48
| name = LSU
| overall = 8–18
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1948–49
| name = LSU
| overall = 15–10
| conference = 7–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1949–50
| name = LSU
| overall = 13–12
| conference = 5–8
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1950–51
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–14
| conference = 6–8
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1951–52
| name = LSU
| overall = 17–7
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1952–53
| name = LSU
| overall = 22–3
| conference = 13–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Final Four
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1953–54
| name = LSU
| overall = 20–5
| conference = 14–0
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Sweet 16
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1954–55
| name = LSU
| overall = 6–18
| conference = 3–11
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1955–56
| name = LSU
| overall = 7–17
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1956–57
| name = LSU
| overall = 6–19
| conference = 1–13
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = LSU
| overall = 340–264 ({{Winning percentage|340|264}})
| confrecord = 215–158 ({{Winning percentage|215|158}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 340–264 ({{Winning percentage|340|264}})
}}
=College baseball=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = LSU Tigers
| conference= Southern Conference
| startyear = 1927
| endyear = 1932
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1927
| name = LSU
| overall = 8–6
| conference =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1928
| name = LSU
| overall = 7–11
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1929
| name = LSU
| overall = 3–6
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| season = 1930
| name = LSU
| overall = 6–8
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1931
| name = LSU
| overall = 3–6–1
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1932
| name = LSU
| overall = 4–7–1
| conference =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = LSU Tigers
| conference= Southeastern Conference
| startyear = 1933
| endyear = 1942
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1933
| name = LSU
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 0–4
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1934
| name = LSU
| overall = 6–8–1
| conference = 3–6
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1935
| name = LSU
| overall = 8–7
| conference = 4–6
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1936
| name = LSU
| overall = 15–4
| conference = 7–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1937
| name = LSU
| overall = 12–14
| conference = 5–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1938
| name = LSU
| overall = 7–8–1
| conference = 3–6–1
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1939
| name = LSU
| overall = 22–6
| conference = 10–2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1940
| name = LSU
| overall = 16–5
| conference = 10–4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1941
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–13
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1942
| name = LSU
| overall = 9–9
| conference = 7–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = LSU Tigers
| conference= Southeastern Conference
| startyear = 1946
| endyear = 1956
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1946
| name = LSU
| overall = 12–5
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1947
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–9–1
| conference = 4–7
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1948
| name = LSU
| overall = 7–14–1
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1949
| name = LSU
| overall = 6–11
| conference = 5–9
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1950
| name = LSU
| overall = 5–9–1
| conference = 2–7–1
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1951
| name = LSU
| overall = 10–6
| conference = 6–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1952
| name = LSU
| overall = 9–11
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1953
| name = LSU
| overall = 8–10
| conference = 7–8
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1954
| name = LSU
| overall = 8–11
| conference = 5–10
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1955
| name = LSU
| overall = 6–17
| conference = 4–11
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| season = 1956
| name = LSU
| overall = 9–11
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = LSU
| overall = 228–240–7 ({{Winning percentage|228|240|7}})
| confrecord = 116–145–2 ({{Winning percentage|116|145|2}})
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 228–240–7 ({{Winning percentage|228|240|7}})
}}
See also
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