E. G. Schroeder

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Ernest Gustav "Dad" Schroeder (1882 – February 23, 1960) was an athletic director for the University of Iowa for 11 years and the first wrestling and tennis coach in school history.

An athletic director is an administrator at many clubs or institutions, like colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in athletic programs.

University of Iowa public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States

The University of Iowa is the flagship public research university of the State of Iowa, United States. Its main campus is in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and the second largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 11 colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees.

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Coaching career

Schroeder was born in Germany in 1882 and moved to the United States at age six. He attended Simpson College, where he participated in gymnastics and wrestling. He later coached basketball at the school. Schroeder went to the University of Iowa in 1907 to study medicine but soon got involved in coaching at Iowa as well. [1]

Simpson College

Simpson College is a four-year, coeducational, liberal arts college in Indianola, Iowa, and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Simpson has been fully accredited by North Central Association since 1913. The college is a close-knit community with about 1,250 full-time and 300 part-time students. In addition to the Indianola residential campus, Simpson has a facility in West Des Moines.

Schroeder wanted all college students to get involved in athletics. His fatherly concern for his students and athletes earned him the nickname "Dad". [1] He is considered the founder of intramural athletics at Iowa. [2] Schroeder served as Iowa's first wrestling coach from 1911 to 1915 and in 1921 and was a member of the Olympic wrestling committee in 1936. He was also Iowa's first varsity tennis coach from 1923 to 1937. [1]

Athletic director

In 1936, Iowa's head football coach and athletic director, Ossie Solem, left to take the position of head football coach at Syracuse University. On January 18, 1937, "Dad" Schroeder was appointed to succeed Solem as Iowa's athletic director. [2] He presided over the athletic department for 11 years from 1937 to 1947. During that time, he helped reduce the athletic department's debt from the building of the Fieldhouse and Iowa Stadium and lead the athletic department out of financial danger. [1] Before the 1939 football season, Schroeder wanted to hire Eddie Anderson as Iowa's head football coach. Schroeder offered to give Anderson his job as athletic director as well if it would convince Anderson to relocate to Iowa City. Anderson eventually accepted the coaching job but turned down Schroeder's offer of the position of athletic director. [3]

Ossie Solem American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator

Oscar Martin "Ossie" Solem was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa (1920), Drake University (1921–1931), the University of Iowa (1932–1936), Syracuse University (1937–1945), and Springfield College (1946–1957), compiling a career college football record of 162–117–20. From 1913 until 1920, Solem was the head coach of the Minneapolis Marines, prior to that team's entry into the National Football League (NFL). During his time with the Marines, Solem introduced the team to the single-wing formation, developed by the famed coach, Pop Warner, and used by the University of Minnesota, where Solem had played football. Solem was also the head basketball coach at Drake University for four seasons, from 1921 to 1925, tallying a mark of 37–31.

Syracuse University University located in Syracuse, New York, United States

Syracuse University is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. The institution's roots can be traced to the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded in 1831 by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lima, New York. After several years of debate over relocating the college to Syracuse, the university was established in 1870, independent of the college. Since 1920, the university has identified itself as nonsectarian, although it maintains a relationship with The United Methodist Church.

Eddie Anderson (American football coach) American football player and coach, basketball coach

Edward Nicholas Anderson was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Columbia College in Dubuque, Iowa, now known as Loras College (1922–1924), DePaul University (1925–1931), the College of the Holy Cross, and the University of Iowa, compiling a career college football record of 201–128–15. Anderson was also the head basketball coach at DePaul from 1925 to 1929, tallying a mark of 25–21. Anderson played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) for the Rochester Jeffersons in 1922 and the Chicago Cardinals from 1922 to 1925. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1971.

Schroeder helped keep the athletic department going during World War II, when the Pre-Flight Officer training program took over many of Iowa's athletic facilities. [1] He retired as athletic director in 1947 and remained with the university as a part-time instructor until 1952.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hawkeye Legends, Lists, & Lore, by Mike Finn & Chad Leistikow, Page 23 ( ISBN   1-57167-178-1)
  2. 1 2 75 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, by Bert McCrane & Dick Lamb, Page 156 (ASIN: B0007E01F8)
  3. ↑ 75 Years With The Fighting Hawkeyes, by Bert McCrane & Dick Lamb, Page 163 (ASIN: B0007E01F8)
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