John D. Waldorf
John David Waldorf (July 29, 1909 – August 12, 1982) was an American football player and coach and, later, a long-time college football and college basketball official. He played college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a two-time All-Big Six selection.[1] Waldorf served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1930 to 1932.[2] After retiring from coaching, he became an official in the Big Eight Conference.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 29, 1909 Syracuse, New York |
| Died | August 12, 1982 (aged 73) Marshall, Missouri |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | Missouri |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1930 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Fullback, quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1932 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1933 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1933 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 14–9–2 (football) 22–34 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 NCAC (1931–1932) | |
Waldorf was the brother of college football coaches Pappy Waldorf, Paul D. Waldorf, and Bob Waldorf, as well as the son of Methodist Episcopal Church bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf.[4] He died on August 12, 1982, at Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital in Marshall, Missouri.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 6–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1931 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–3–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 4–3–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan: | 14–9–2 | 12–1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–9–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- "Record Book" (PDF). Missouri Tigers football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "John Waldorf". Missouri Tigers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "John Waldorf". Find a Grave. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- "John Waldorf Dead at 73". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. Associated Press. August 13, 1982. p. 18. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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