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, compiling a record of 40–38–2. Oberbruner died on September 6, 1991, at his home in Burlington, Wisconsin.[1]

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
Baseball
1970–1991Wisconsin–Parkside
Head coaching record
Overall40–38–2 (football)

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.[2][3][4] He averaged 2.2 points per game in the NBL.[2]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Milton Wildcats (Badger-Illini Conference) (1948–1961)
1948 Milton 3–4
1949 Milton 6–2
1950 Milton 2–3–2
1951 Milton 5–1
1952 Milton 3–3
1953 Milton 3–3
1954 Milton 3–2
1955 Milton 3–3
1956 Milton 6–01st
1957 Milton 0–5
1958 Milton 0–2
1959 Milton 1–3
1960 Milton 1–4
1961 Milton 4–31st
Milton: 40–38–2
Total:40–38–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Parkside's Oberbruner dies at 72". Racine Journal Times. Racine, Wisconsin. September 7, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Kenneth Oberbruner NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  3. "Red Oberbruner". Peach Basket Society. December 9, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. "Red Oberbruner Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
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