Harry Emanuel Kress Huston was a professional baseball player and college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 coach in the United States.

University of Kansas

Huston played for the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

 baseball team in Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

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 from 1902 until 1906.

Philadelphia Phillies

Huston made his major league debut as a catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

 with the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 on September 3, 1906 and played his final major league game on September 19, 1906. His teammates included Hall of Famers Hugh Duffy and Kid Nichols. His short professional career consisted of four at bats, no hits, and one base on balls. He continued to pursue his baseball career in the minor leagues and he had previously played professionally under an assumed name of "Corbin" so he could continue to play in college as well.

Coaching history

Huston was the second football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders

Southwestern College Moundbuilders

Southwestern College athletic teams are known as the Moundbuilders . They participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.Men's Sports* Basketball...

 in Winfield, Kansas

Winfield, Kansas

Winfield is a city situated along the Walnut River in the west-central part of Cowley County, located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,301...

 and held that position for one year, coaching the 1904 season. His overall coaching record at Southwesterns was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 0 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, he ranks 24th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 19th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage.

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