Harlan Page

Who was Harlan Page?

Harlan Orville "Pat" Page was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He was one of basketball's first star players in the early 1900s. The 5'9" Chicago, IL native played guard at the University of Chicago and was known as a defensive specialist. While leading Chicago to three national championships, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named him an All-American each time and named National Player of the Year in 1910. Page also played football at Chicago. Walter Camp selected him as a second-team All-American at the end in 1908 and a third-team All-American at the same position in 1909.

Following his playing days, Page embarked on a coaching career. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Chicago, Butler University and the College of Idaho, compiling a career college basketball record of 269–140. In 1924, he coached Butler to the AAU title. Page was also the head football coach at Butler from 1920 to 1925, at Indiana University from 1926 to 1930 and at Albertson College from 1936 to 1937, tallying a career college football mark of 58–46–7.