Red Oberbruner

Kenneth Lewis "Red" Oberbruner (October 5, 1918 – September 6, 1991) was an American basketball and baseball player and college sports coach and administrator. He served as the head football coach at Milton College in Milton, Wisconsin from 1948 to 1961.

Red Oberbruner
Biographical details
Born(1918-10-05)October 5, 1918
Ashland, Wisconsin
DiedSeptember 6, 1991(1991-09-06) (aged 72)
Burlington, Wisconsin
Playing career
Basketball
1938–1940Notre Dame
1941–1942Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons
Baseball
1939–1940Notre Dame
Position(s)Forward, guard (basketball)
Catcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1948–1961Milton
Basketball
1948–1970Milton
Baseball
1948–1970Milton
1970–1991Wisconsin–Parkside
Head coaching record
Overall257–198 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Badger-Illini (1956)

Oberbruner played professional basketball for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons for two seasons—the first while it was an independent team and the next in the National Basketball League (NBL) during 1941–42.[1][2][3] He averaged 2.2 points per game in the NBL.[1]

Oberbruner was appointed head coach and director of physical education at Milton in 1948 after working as an assistant coach under Elmer Fenton the previous year.[4] He remained athletic director and head coach of Milton’s basketball and baseball teams until resigning in 1970. His basketball teams had a record of 257–198 and his baseball teams were 237–82.[5]

Oberbruner died on September 6, 1991, at his home in Burlington, Wisconsin.[6]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Milton Wildcats (Badger-Illini Conference) (1948–1956)
1948 Milton 3–42–35th
1949 Milton 6–26–12nd
1950 Milton 2–3–22–3–14th
1951 Milton 5–15–12nd
1952 Milton 3–3
1953 Milton 3–3
1954 Milton 3–3
1955 Milton 3–33–3T–3rd
1956 Milton 6–05–01st
Milton Wildcats (NAIA independent) (1957)
1957 Milton 0–5
Milton Wildcats (Badger-Gopher Conference) (1958–1961)
1958 Milton 0–56th
1959 Milton 1–3T–4th
1960 Milton 1–40–45th
1961 Milton 4–31–34th
Milton:
Total:
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Kenneth Oberbruner NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. "Red Oberbruner". Peach Basket Society. December 9, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  3. "Red Oberbruner Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. "Oberbruner New Coach For Milton". The Gazette. Janesville, Wisconsin. August 6, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Oberbruner to Leave Milton College in June". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. April 24, 1970. p. 43. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Parkside's Oberbruner dies at 72". Racine Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. September 7, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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