Homer Harris

Homer E. Harris Jr. (March 4, 1916 – March 17, 2007) was an American college football player and coach. He attended the University of Iowa, where he played as an end and tackle and became the first African-American captain of a Big Ten Conference team. Harris served as head football coach at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina from 1939 to 1940, compiling a record of 8–7–3.