Todd Simonsen
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Racine, Wisconsin | December 10, 1959
Died | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | June 6, 2007
Playing career | |
1978–1981 | Iowa |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984 | Iowa (GA) |
1985 | Upper Iowa (assistant) |
1986–1988 | Upper Iowa |
2003–2006 | J. I. Case HS (WI) (DC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–24 |
Todd Simonsen (December 10, 1959 – June 6, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Upper Iowa University from 1986 to 1988, compilinga record of 5–24.[1] Simonsen played football at the University of Iowa, where he was a roommate of former University of Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops.
Simonsen died on June 6, 2007, at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, after suffering from lymphoma. He was a born-again Christian.[2]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Upper Iowa Peacocks (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1986–1988) | |||||||||
1986 | Upper Iowa | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
1987 | Upper Iowa | 1–9 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
1988 | Upper Iowa | 4–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
Upper Iowa: | 5–24 | 5–19 | |||||||
Total: | 5–24 |
References
- ^ "Simonsen made every day matter". The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. June 19, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Jackel, Peter (June 9, 2007). "Local sports icon Todd Simonsen dies". The Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
External links
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- 2007 deaths
- American football linebackers
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- High school football coaches in Wisconsin
- People from Racine, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- Deaths from cancer in Wisconsin
- Deaths from lymphoma