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
- Compiled an overall record of 86-99, highlighted by back-to-back Big Seven titles in 1949 and 1950
- 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