Carl A. "Eggs" Eggebrecht (November 9, 1893 – July 1, 1958) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1920, Heidelberg College—now known as Heidelberg University—in Tiffin, Ohio from 1921 to 1923, Central State Teachers College—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point—in Stevens Point, Wisconsin from 1927 to 1928, and Midland College—now known as Midland University—in Fremont, Nebraska from 1935 to 1936, compiling a career college football coaching record of 25–28–5.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1893 Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 1958 (aged 64) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Beloit |
| 1915 | River Falls Normal |
| 1917 | Springfield |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1915 | Beloit |
| 1915–1916 | River Falls Normal |
| 1917–1920 | Springfield |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) Center (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1920 | Lombard |
| 1921–1923 | Heidelberg |
| 1924–1926 | Marshall HS (MN) |
| 1927–1928 | Stevens Point |
| 1935–1936 | Midland |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1924 | Heidelberg |
| 1924–1926 | Marshall HS (MN) |
| 1927–1929 | Stevens Point |
| 1935–1937 | Midland |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Lombard |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1921–1923 | Heidelberg |
| 1924–1927 | Marshall HS (MN) |
| 1927–1929 | Stevens Point |
| 1935–1937 | Midland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–28–5 (college football) 19–32 (college basketball, excluding Midland) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 WSTCC (1928) | |
Early life and playing career
editEggebrecht was born on November 9, 1893, in Wausau, Wisconsin.[1] There he graduated from Wausau High School, where he was a member of the football, basketball, and track teams.
Eggebrecht first attended college at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, where he played football and basketball.[2][3] He then moved on to River Falls Normal School—now known as University of Wisconsin–River Falls—where he was a member of the varsity football and basketball teams before graduating in 1916. He played for the football team in the fall of 1915 and the basketball team that winter. Both squads won the Inter-Normal Athletic Conference of Wisconsin title in their respective sports.[4]
Eggebrecht spent the 1916–17 academic year as the principal of a grade school in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. He resigned from that position in 1917 to attend Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.[5] Eggebrecht played as a fullback on Springfield's football team that fall.[6] He also played as a center on Springfield’s basketball team and was elected as team captain for the 1918–19 season.[7]
Coaching career
editEggebrecht began his coaching career at the college level in 1920, when we was hired as physical director and athletic coach at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois.[8]
Eggebrecht moved to Marshall High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1924, where he coached football and baseball for three seasons and basketball for two.[9] He resigned from his post as Marshall High School in the summer of 1927 and was hired as coach and athletic director at Stevens Point Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.[10] In June 1935, Eggebrecht was appointed the athletic director at Midland College—now known as Midland University—in Fremont, Nebraska.[11]
Late life and death
editEggebrecht later worked as an automobile dealer in Wausau. He died on July 1, 1958, at a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.[1]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lombard Olive (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1920) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Lombard | 7–1 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Lombard: | 7–1 | 5–1 | |||||||
| Heidelberg (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Heidelberg | 0–7–1 | 0–7 | 19th | |||||
| 1922 | Heidelberg | 1–7 | 1–6 | T–18th | |||||
| 1923 | Heidelberg | 3–5 | 0–5 | 18th | |||||
| Heidelberg: | 4–19–1 | 1–18 | |||||||
| Stevens Point Pointers (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1927–1928) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Stevens Point | 2–3–1 | 1–3 | T–8th | |||||
| 1928 | Stevens Point | 5–0–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Stevens Point: | 7–3–2 | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| Midland Warriors (Nebraska College Athletic Conference) (1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Midland | 2–2–3 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1936 | Midland | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Midland: | 7–5–3 | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 25–28–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Obituary; Carl Eggebrecht". Stevens Point Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. July 3, 1958. p. 8. Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Settles His Own "Spike."". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 26, 1914. p. 12. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "New Coach Signed For Lombard". The Jacksonville Daily Journal. Jacksonville, Illinois. August 7, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sports News Items". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. March 24, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sports News Items". Wausau Daily Herald. Wausau, Wisconsin. September 14, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Former Teacher To Play against Harvard Saturday". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. November 13, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Elected Team Captain". Stevens Point Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. March 7, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Eggebrecht Is New Coach For Lombard Team". The Rock Island Argus. Rock Island, Illinois. August 10, 1920. p. 9. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Getchell, Josh S. (July 20, 1927). "Carl Eggebrecht Resigns As Marshall High Coach". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 11. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carl Eggebrecht Is Named Point Normal Coach". Stevens Point Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. August 31, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Carl Eggebrecht Is Midland Director". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. June 28, 1935. p. 20. Retrieved July 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
