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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1899 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 12, 1970 (aged 70) Edina, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | St. Olaf (1925) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1924 | St. Olaf |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1925 | St. Olaf |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Aberdeen Grays |
| 1922–1924 | St. Olaf |
| 1922 | Sioux Falls Soos |
| 1923 | Lincoln Links |
| 1924 | Sioux Falls Canaries |
| 1933 | Fargo–Moorhead Twins |
| Position(s) | End (football) Forward (basketball) Second baseman, third baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925 | Spokane JC |
| 1926–1935 | Concordia |
| 1936–1941 | South HS (MN) (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1926 | Spokane JC |
| 1927–1936 | Concordia |
| 1936–1942 | South HS (MN) |
| 1942–? | Camden HS (MN) |
| Baseball | |
| 1926 | Spokane JC |
| 1928–1932 | Concordia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–30–13 (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
editCollege football
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Frank Cleve". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Frank Cleve". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Coaches Records". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Frank Cleve Dies". The Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. August 13, 1970. p. 1D. Retrieved July 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)