Herb Bunker

Herb Bunker
	Bunker as a senior at Missouri
Biographical details
Born	August 24, 1896; Nevada, Missouri, U.S.
Died	December 6, 1980 (aged 84); Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920–1922	Missouri
Basketball
1920–1923	Missouri
Baseball
1921–1923	Missouri
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1923–1924	Missouri (freshmen)
1924–1925	Auburn (assistant)
1925–1926	Florida (assistant)
1928–1936	Culver–Stockton
Basketball
1923–1924	Missouri (freshmen)
1924–1925	Auburn
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1928–1937	Culver–Stockton
Head coaching record
Overall	26–36–6 (football)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	3× All-American – Helms (1921–1923); 3× All-MVC (1921–1923)

Herbert Bunker (August 24, 1896 – December 6, 1980) was an American college athlete, coach and administrator. He played four varsity sports at the University of Missouri, earning All-America honors in basketball for all three of his varsity seasons. He then went on to coach football and basketball at several schools, later becoming the head football coach and athletic director at Culver–Stockton College.

Bunker was born in Nevada, Missouri, and attended the University of Missouri, where he earned varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and track. It was in basketball where Bunker distinguished himself the most, earning All-Missouri Valley Conference three times. In 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively named Bunker to All-America teams for each of these three years. Following his college career, Bunker served as freshman coach for football and basketball at his alma mater. He was hired as assistant football and head basketball coach at Auburn University in 1924.^[1] After a short stint as an assistant football coach at Florida, he became head football coach and athletic director at Culver–Stockton College. He later was head of the physical education department at his alma mater.^[2]

Bunker died on December 6, 1980, in Columbia, Missouri.^[2]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Culver–Stockton Wildcats (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1928–1936)
1928	Culver–Stockton	1–5–1	1–4	T–8th
1929	Culver–Stockton	0–7–1	0–4–1	9th
1930	Culver–Stockton	4–2–1	0–1–1	7th
1931	Culver–Stockton	2–5–1	0–1–1	7th
1932	Culver–Stockton	4–3	0–1	7th
1933	Culver–Stockton	5–1	1–1	3rd
1934	Culver–Stockton	3–5	1–3	T–4th
1935	Culver–Stockton	2–4–2	0–3	5th
1936	Culver–Stockton	5–4	1–2	4th
Culver–Stockton:		26–36–6	4–20–3
Total:		26–36–6

References

^ "Herb Bunker is latest member of Auburn staff". The Atlanta Constitution. April 13, 1924. p. 27. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Herbert Bunker, former professor, dies". The Kansas City Times. December 8, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

[1] "Herb Bunker is latest member of Auburn staff". The Atlanta Constitution. April 13, 1924. p. 27. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[KCS_Obit-2] "Herbert Bunker, former professor, dies". The Kansas City Times. December 8, 1980. p. 18. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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