Bob Waldorf

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Bob Waldorf
Biographical details
Born(1918-08-29)August 29, 1918
DiedFebruary 5, 1996(1996-02-05) (aged 77)
Alma mater George Washington (1971 Ed.D.)
Playing career
1936–1939 Missouri
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1940–1941 Simpson (IA)
1946–1952 Battle Creek Central HS (MI)
1953–1956 Washington-Lee HS (VA)
1957–1964 Western Maryland
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1965 Western Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall44–38–6 (college)
63–34–4 (high school)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 Mason–Dixon (1960–1963)
1 MAC College–Southern Division (1963)
Awards

Robert J. Waldorf (August 29, 1918 – February 5, 1996) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa from 1940 to 1941 and at Western Maryland College–now known as McDaniel College–from 1957 to 1964, compiling a career college football coaching record of 44–38–6. [1] [2] In between his stints at Simpson and Western Maryland, Waldorf coached in the high school football ranks, at Battle Creek Central High School in Battle Creek, Michigan from 1946 to 1952 and Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia from 1953 to 1956. [3]

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Waldorf played college football at the University of Missouri, where he was a member of the 1939 College Football All-America Team as a guard. [4]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Simpson Redmen (Iowa Conference)(1940–1941)
1940 Simpson1–7–11–4–111th
1941 Simpson3–5–11–410th
Simpson:4–12–22–8–1
Western Maryland Green Terror (Mason–Dixon Conference)(1957)
1957 Western Maryland1–6–10–2–15th
Western Maryland Green Terror (Middle Atlantic Conference / Mason–Dixon Conference)(1958–1964)
1958 Western Maryland3–61–4 / 2–2T–4th (College–Southern) / 3rd
1959 Western Maryland5–2–23–2–1 / 2–1–13rd (College–Southern) / T–2nd
1960 Western Maryland6–33–2 / 3–13rd (College–Southern) / T–1st
1961 Western Maryland 7–24–2 / 4–0T–2nd (College–Southern) / 1st
1962 Western Maryland8–15–1 / 4–0T–1st (College–Southern) / 1st
1963 Western Maryland6–1–14–0 / 2–0–11st (College–Southern) / 1st
1964 Western Maryland4–52–4 / 2–1T–8th (College–Southern) / 2nd
Western Maryland:40–26–4
Total:44–38–6
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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References

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  2. "WMC / McDaniel College Timeline". McDaniel College . Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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