Frank Irving Cleve (December 20, 1899 – August 12, 1970) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and minor league baseball player.[1] He served as the head football coach at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1926 to 1935, compiling a record of 30–30–13.[2] Cleve was also the head basketball coach at Concordia from 1927 to 1936, tallying a mark of 86–84.[3]

Frank Cleve
Biographical details
Born(1899-12-20)December 20, 1899
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedAugust 12, 1970(1970-08-12) (aged 70)
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materSt. Olaf (1925)
Playing career
Football
1921–1924St. Olaf
Basketball
1921–1925St. Olaf
Baseball
1921Aberdeen Grays
1922–1924St. Olaf
1922Sioux Falls Soos
1923Lincoln Links
1924Sioux Falls Canaries
1933Fargo–Moorhead Twins
Position(s)End (football)
Forward (basketball)
Second baseman, third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925Spokane JC
1926–1935Concordia
1936–1941South HS (MN) (assistant)
Basketball
1925–1926Spokane JC
1927–1936Concordia
1936–1942South HS (MN)
1942–?Camden HS (MN)
Baseball
1926Spokane JC
1928–1932Concordia
Head coaching record
Overall30–30–13 (college football)
86–84 (college basketball)
5–11–1 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MIAC (1931, 1934)

Cleve died on August 12, 1970, at South Fairview Hospital in Edina, Minnesota, following an illness that began in January of that year.[4]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Concordia Cobbers (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1926–1935)
1926 Concordia 0–7 0–4 7th
1927 Concordia 4–2 2–2 4th
1928 Concordia 3–1–2 2–1–2 3rd
1929 Concordia 2–3–1 1–2–1 T–6th
1930 Concordia 4–3–1 2–2 5th
1931 Concordia 5–2–1 4–1 1st
1932 Concordia 2–2–3 1–1–3 T–4th
1933 Concordia 2–3–3 2–2–1 T–4th
1934 Concordia 7–1–1 4–0 1st
1935 Concordia 1–6–1 0–3–1 T–6th
Concordia: 30–30–13 16–18–8
Total: 30–30–13
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Frank Cleve". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Frank Cleve". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "Coaches Records". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Frank Cleve Dies". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. August 13, 1970. p. 1D. Retrieved July 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
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