Lamar Hoover
Chester Lamar Hoover (February 27, 1887 — December 18, 1944) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the 13th head football at Fairmount College—now known as Wichita State University—in Wichita, Kansas and he held that position for four seasons, from 1916 until 1917 and again from 1921 until 1922, compiling a record of 18–14–4.[2] Prior to coaching at Fairmount, Hoover attended Baker University, where he was regarded as one of their top athletes.[3] In the 1906–07 basketball season, Hoover, described as "one of the outstanding guards of the midlands", lead the Baker team to an undefeated season, under coach Phog Allen.[4]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Cambridge, Kansas | February 27, 1887
Died | December 18, 1944 57) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | (aged
Alma mater | Baker University[1] |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1916–1917 | Fairmount |
1921–1922 | Fairmount |
Basketball | |
1916–1918 | Fairmount |
1921–1923 | Fairmount |
1923–1925 | Oklahoma City |
Baseball | |
1917–1919 | Fairmount |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 18–14–4 (football) 3–2 (baseball) |
Hoover's final season at Fairmont began promisingly but ended with disappointing losses.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Fairmout Wheatshockers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
1916 | Fairmout | 7–3 | 7–3 | 5th | |||||
1917 | Fairmout | 3–3–2 | 3–3–2 | T–7th | |||||
Fairmout Wheatshockers (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
1921 | Fairmout | 5–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 5th | |||||
1922 | Fairmout | 3–6–1 | 3–5–1 | 11th | |||||
Fairmout: | 18–14–4 | 17–13–4 | |||||||
Total: | 18–14–4 |
References
- Wichita St. Coaching Records Archived September 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide "The official rules book and record book of college football" (edited by Walter Camp) Can Sports Publishing Company, 1922