Clark Van Galder
Biographical details | |
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Born | Janesville, Wisconsin | February 6, 1909
Died | November 16, 1965 Madison, Wisconsin | (aged 56)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1932–1937 | South Milwaukee HS (WI) |
1938–1947 | Washington Park HS (WI) |
1948–1951 | La Crosse State Teachers |
1952–1958 | Fresno State |
1959–1965 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1948–1952 | La Crosse State Teachers |
1953–1954 | Fresno State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 77–27–3 (college football) |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 3 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (1949–1951) 2 CCAA (1954, 1958) | |
Clark Van Galder (February 6, 1909 – November 16, 1965) was an American football, basketball player, track athlete, and coach. He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers, now University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, from 1948 to 1951 and at Fresno State College, now California State University, Fresno, from 1952 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 77–27–3. Van Galder died on November 16, 1965 after collapsing at a banquet in Madison, Wisconsin. He had five sons, the fourth of which, Tim, played football as a quarterback at Iowa State University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and St. Louis Cardinals.[1]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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La Crosse State Teachers Eagles (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1948–1951) | |||||||||
1948 | La Crosse State Teachers | 7–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1949 | La Crosse State Teachers | 7–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
1950 | La Crosse State Teachers | 10–0 | 6–0 | T–1st | W Cigar | ||||
1951 | La Crosse State Teachers | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
La Crosse State Teachers: | 31–5–1 | 23–2–1 | |||||||
Fresno State Bulldogs (NCAA College Division independent) (1952) | |||||||||
1952 | Fresno State | 8–2 | |||||||
Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1958) | |||||||||
1953 | Fresno State | 4–4–2 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1954 | Fresno State | 7–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1955 | Fresno State | 9–1 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1956 | Fresno State | 8–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
1957 | Fresno State | 5–5 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1958 | Fresno State | 5–5 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
Fresno State: | 46–22–2 | 15–4–1 | |||||||
Total: | 77–27–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Van Galder Dad Dies". Lawrence Journal-World. Associated Press. November 17, 1965. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
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