Victor Dauer

Victor P. Dauer (April 14, 1909 – September 30, 2000) was an American football and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football and head baseball coach at Valparaiso University during the 1941–42 academic year.

Victor Dauer
Dauer pictured in The Beacon 1942, Valparaiso yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1909-04-14)April 14, 1909
Hammond, Indiana
DiedSeptember 30, 2000(2000-09-30) (aged 91)
Playing career
Football
1929–1931Indiana
Basketball
1930–1933Indiana
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1935Cannelton HS (IN)
1936Muncie Central HS (IN) (assistant)
1937–1940Wabash HS (IN)
1941Valparaiso
Baseball
1942Valparaiso
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1942Valparaiso
1947–?Springfield (MA) (assistant AD)
Head coaching record
Overall0–8 (college football)
0–1 (college baseball)

Dauer was born on April 14, 1909, in Hammond, Indiana. He graduated from Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana.[1] He played college football and college basketball at Indiana University Bloomington.[2]

Dauer served in the United States Army during World War II. In 1947, he was appointed assistant professor and assistant athletic director Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1949, he moved to Washington State University as an assistant professor in the Men's Physical Education Department. Dauer earned a PhD in education from the University of Michigan in 1951.[3]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Valparaiso Crusaders (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1941)
1941 Valparaiso 0–80–5T–13th
Valparaiso: 0–80–5
Total:0–8

References
  1. "Victor Dauer Named Coach at Valparaiso". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. July 26, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved June 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Accepts Athletic Position at Muncie". Rushville Republican. Rushville, Indiana. Associated Press. August 18, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved June 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Dr. Victor P. Dauer". The Herald. Everett, Washington. October 4, 2000. Retrieved June 5, 2019 – via Legacy.com.
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