Clark Van Galder

Clark Van Galder
Sport(s) Football, basketball, track
Biographical details
Born (1909-02-06)February 6, 1909
Janesville, Wisconsin
Died November 16, 1965(1965-11-16) (aged 56)
Madison, Wisconsin
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
19321937 South Milwaukee HS (WI)
19381947 Washington Park HS (WI)
19481951 La Crosse State Teachers
19521958 Fresno State
19591965 Wisconsin (assistant)
Basketball
19481952 La Crosse State Teachers
19531954 Fresno State
Head coaching record
Overall 77273 (college football)
Bowls 10

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (19491951)

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 77273. 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
La Crosse State Teachers Eagles (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1948–1951)
1948 La Crosse State Teachers 711 511 2nd
1949 La Crosse State Teachers 72 61 1st
1950 La Crosse State Teachers 100 60 T1st W Cigar
1951 La Crosse State Teachers 72 60 1st
La Crosse State Teachers: 3151 2321
Fresno State Bulldogs (NCAA University Division independent) (1952)
1952 Fresno State 82
Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1958)
1953 Fresno State 442
1954 Fresno State 73
1955 Fresno State 91
1956 Fresno State 82
1957 Fresno State 55
1958 Fresno State 55
Fresno State: 46222
Total: 77273

References

  1. AP (November 17, 1965). "Van Galder Dad Dies". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved June 18, 2011.

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