Roy H. "Goose" Burris (April 12, 1901 – February 1, 1990)[1] was an American professional basketball player for the Akron Firestones.
Burris also had a brief career in Minor League Baseball, spending the 1928 season with the Cedar Rapids Bunnies.
[4] He made an immediate impact as a freshman at Indiana State (1921–22), appearing in all 15 games (9 starts) and averaging 5.3 points a contest.
He was the only freshman in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference to complete the 1921–22 season with at least 40 two-pointers made (41) and 30 free throws (32).
Before his senior season he was declared ineligible because of his participation in a professional baseball camp tryout a month before.