Earl Krieger

Earl Carlton "Irish" Krieger (August 30, 1896 – November 10, 1960) was an American football and basketball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and official in football and basketball. He was the third head football coach at Bowling Green State Normal School—now known as Bowling Green State University—serving for one season in 1921 and compiling a record of 3–1–1. Krieger was also the head basketball coach at Bowling Green State Normal during the 1921–22 season, tallying a mark of 4–10, and the school's head baseball coach in the spring of 1922, notching a record of 7–1. Krieger played college football at Ohio University, from which he graduated in 1920. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL), for the Detroit Tigers in 1921 and the Columbus Panhandles in 1922.

Earl Krieger
Krieger pictured in Athena 1920, Ohio yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1896-08-30)August 30, 1896
Columbus, Ohio
DiedNovember 10, 1960(1960-11-10) (aged 64)
Bexley, Ohio
Playing career
Football
1918–1919Ohio
1921Detroit Tigers
1922Columbus Panhandles
Basketball
1919–1920Ohio
Position(s)End, fullback, halfback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920Tennessee (backfield)
1921Bowling Green
Basketball
1921–1922Bowling Green
Baseball
1922Bowling Green
Head coaching record
Overall3–1–1 (football)
4–10 (basketball)
7–1 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 NOL (1921)

In addition to coaching at Bowling Green, Krieger was also a member of the football coaching staffs at his alma mater and at the University of Tennessee. For 25 years until his retirement in 1953, he worked as a football and basketball official for the Big Ten Conference. He was also a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's football rules committee. Krieger died at the age of 64 on November 10, 1960.[1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Bowling Green Normals (Northwest Ohio League) (1921)
1921 Bowling Green 3–1–13–01st
Bowling Green: 3–1–13–0
Total:3–1–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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References
  1. "E. C. Krieger of Big Ten Dead; Interpreter of Football Rules, 64" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. November 11, 1960. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
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