Fred G. Dale
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 3, 1896 |
| Died | March 21, 1967 (aged 71) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914–1915 | Wayne Normal (NE) |
| 1916–1917 | Nebraska |
| 1919–1920 | Nebraska |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1927 | Wayne Normal (NE) |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1927 | Wayne Normal (NE) |
| 1944–1945 | Wayne State (NE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–34–2 (football) 49–39 (basketball) |
Frederick G. Dale (January 3, 1896 – March 21, 1967) was an American college football player and coach, college basketball coach, and geography professor.
Playing career
After spending two years at Wayne State College, Dale continued his college football career at the University of Nebraska. A bruising fullback, he was noted to have beat Rutgers so soundly in a 1920 game at the Polo Grounds, a sports reporter commented, "Not five Rutgers men could stop him."[1]
Coaching career
Dale served as the head football coach at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska from 1921 to 1927.[2] He also served as the school's head men's basketball coach from 1921 to 1927 and 1944 to 1945.[3]
Academic career
Dale was a geography professor at Wayne State. The school's on-campus planetarium is named in his honor.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Normal Wildcats (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1921–1927) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Wayne Normal | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1922 | Wayne Normal | 0–5 | |||||||
| 1923 | Wayne Normal | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–8th | |||||
| 1924 | Wayne Normal | 1–6–1 | 1–6 | T–9th | |||||
| 1925 | Wayne Normal | 4–4 | 3–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1926 | Wayne Normal | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1927 | Wayne Normal | 1–6–1 | 1–3–1 | T–10th | |||||
| Wayne Normal: | 17–34–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–34–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Fred G. Dale". Wayne State Wildcats. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State Wildcats. 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ "Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State Wildcats. 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Von Kampen, Todd (September 4, 2016). "His skywatching legacy lives on at Wayne State; Planetarium bears name of beloved geography professor". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2020.