Bert German
Bert German (April 19, 1873 – September 13, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He was the third head football coach for the Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, serving for five seasons, from 1894 to 1898, and compiling a record of 22–10.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1873 Maquoketa, Iowa |
| Died | September 13, 1956 (aged 83) Des Moines, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 1894–1895 | Iowa Agricultural |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1894–1898 | Iowa Agricultural/State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 22–10 |
German later worked as a real estate agent in Des Moines, Iowa.[3] He died in 1956 at a Des Moines nursing home after suffering a stroke a year earlier.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Agricultural/State Cardinals/Cyclones (Independent) (1894–1898) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Iowa Agricultural | 5–1 | |||||||
| 1895 | Iowa Agricultural | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1896 | Iowa Agricultural | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1897 | Iowa Agricultural | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1898 | Iowa State | 3–2 | |||||||
| Iowa Agricultural/State: | 22–10 | ||||||||
| Total: | 22–10 | ||||||||
References
- Iowa State Coaching Records Archived June 21, 2009, at WebCite
- "Prominent Iowan Burt German Dies". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Associated Press. September 20, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved September 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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