Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1972
He was a member of the varsity football team from 1917 to 1920 and captained the team his last three years. In addition, he served as coach his junior and senior years while earning All-State and All-South Atlantic honors at running back.
Rabenhorst gained national acclaim for his performance in the 1919 Thanksgiving Day game against N.C. State, when he set the world record for a punt. He took the snap against the end line and allegedly drilled it 85 yards in the air. The State return man muffed the kick and a Wake player recovered five yards deep in the end zone.
He stayed very active at school in addition to playing football. He was a member of the track team and the team's coach for four years, a member of the basketball team in 1917-18 a baseball standout in 1917, and the President of the "W" club in 1919.
The Baton Rouge native made LSU his home for 43 years during which time he served as assistant football coach, head baseball and basketball coach, assistant athletic director and athletic director. One of his greatest accomplishment was guiding LSU to their only national championship in basketball during the 1935 season.
Upon his retirement from active coach in 1957, he was recognized as one of the "winningest" coaches in America. He was also named to the Helms Athletic Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame.
Harry Rabenhorst was inducted into the WFU Sports Hall of Fame on October 28, 1972 as the seventh member.
