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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1918 |
| Died | February 5, 1996 (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 | |
| Overall | 44–38–6 (college) 63–34–4 (high school) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 Mason–Dixon (1960–1963) 1 MAC Southern College Division (1963) | |
| Awards | |
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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
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Redmen (Iowa Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Simpson | 1–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 11th | |||||
| 1941 | Simpson | 3–5–1 | 1–4 | 10th | |||||
| Simpson: | 4–12–2 | 2–8–1 | |||||||
| Western Maryland Green Terror (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1957) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Western Maryland | 1–6–1 | 0–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| Western Maryland Green Terror (Middle Atlantic Conference / Mason–Dixon Conference) (1958–1964) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Western Maryland | 3–6 | 1–4 / 2–2 | T–4th (Southern College) / 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Western Maryland | 5–2–2 | 3–2–1 / 2–1–1 | 3rd (Southern College) / T–2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Western Maryland | 6–3 | 3–2 / 3–1 | 3rd (Southern College) / T–1st | |||||
| 1961 | Western Maryland | 7–2 | 4–2 / 4–0 | T–2nd (Southern College) / 1st | |||||
| 1962 | Western Maryland | 8–1 | 5–1 / 4–0 | T–1st (Southern College) / 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Western Maryland | 6–1–1 | 4–0 / 2–0–1 | 1st (Southern College) / 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Western Maryland | 4–5 | 2–4 / 2–1 | T–8th (Southern College) / 2nd | |||||
| Western Maryland: | 40–26–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 44–38–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Waldorf's Brother Robert Is Named Coach at Indianola, Iowa". Syracuse Herald American. April 14, 1940. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "WMC / McDaniel College Timeline". McDaniel College. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Waldorf Resigns As Central Football Coach". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. April 22, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved July 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Robert Waldorf". McDaniel College. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
