Hamlet Edwin Peterson (April 6, 1897 – October 2, 1973) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa from 1925 to 1945.[1] Peterson was also the head basketball coach at Luther from 1922 to 1965 and the school's baseball coach in 1967.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1897 Scarville, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1973 (aged 76) Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1918–1922 | Luther (IA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1945 | Luther (IA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1965 | Luther (IA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1967 | Luther (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–76–9 (football) 481–356 (basketball) 11–7 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 Iowa Conference (1932, 1935, 1938, 1941) | |
Peterson died October 2, 1973, at a hospital Rochester, Minnesota following treatment for cancer.[2]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Norse (Iowa Conference) (1925–1945) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Luther | 3–4 | 0–2 | T–12th | |||||
| 1926 | Luther | 4–4 | 1–2 | 10th | |||||
| 1927 | Luther | 0–8 | 0–4 | T–13th | |||||
| 1928 | Luther | 6–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1929 | Luther | 6–3 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Luther | 5–3 | 5–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1931 | Luther | 5–4 | 5–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1932 | Luther | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1933 | Luther | 4–3 | 3–2 | T–8th | |||||
| 1934 | Luther | 3–3–2 | 2–1–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1935 | Luther | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Luther | 5–4 | 4–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1937 | Luther | 4–1–3 | 2–1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1938 | Luther | 5–2–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1939 | Luther | 3–5 | 2–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1940 | Luther | 3–4–1 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1941 | Luther | 6–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1942 | Luther | 2–4–1 | 1–4 | T–11th | |||||
| 1943 | Luther | 0–2 | |||||||
| 1944 | Luther | 0–4 | |||||||
| 1945 | Luther | 2–5 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
| Luther: | 79–69–9 | 54–34–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 79–69–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Hamlet Peterson, 76, Dies; Won 762 Games at Luther". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 3, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved May 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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