Harry Good

Harry Good (1902-1997)

Current position: Indiana Central Greyhounds, Indiana Hoosiers, Nebraska Cornhuskers
Indiana Central record: 195-52 (.789)
Indiana record: 39-29 (.547)
Nebraska record: 86-99 (.465)
Overall record: 316-180 (.637)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0
  • Big Seven Regular Season Champion:  2  (1949, 1950)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

1946-1954 Nebraska
1943-1946 Indiana
1928-1943 Indiana Central College

Harry Good Facts

  • Harry Carlton Good
  • Born January 7, 1902
  • Died January 23, 1997
  • Hometown: Indiana
  • Alma Mater: Indiana Central College (BA, 1925)
  • Attended Indiana Central (now UIndy), where he earned 14 letters in basketball, baseball, football, track and tennis
  • First coaching jobs were at ICC, where led the basketball (1928-43), baseball (1928-42) and football (1927-31) teams
    • Went 195-52 as the head basketball coach, finishing above .500 every year including a 16-0 record in 1941-42
    • Was 13-22-4 in football (five seasons), 118-42 in baseball (14 seasons) and was athletic director from 1927-42
    • Inducted into the UIndy Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986 for his contributions as a player, coach and AD
  • Hired in 1943 to be the interim head coach at Indiana while Branch McCracken served in the US Navy during WWII
    • Ended up leading the Hoosiers for three years, going 39-29 overall; went 18-3 (9-3) during the 1945-46 season
  • After McCracken returned, Good moved on to Nebraska, where he coached the Cornhuskers for the next eight seasons
  • Later inducted into the Small College Coach Hall of Fame and the Nebraska Coaches Hall of Fame
  • Passed away in 1997 at the age of 95 in Minneapolis; survivors include his wife, Ann, and their four children

Harry Good Coaching Tree

  • Angus Nicoson (Indiana Central)

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA University Division (D-I) and College Division (D-II) levels