Harold Sigvald "Hod" Ofstie (May 5, 1891 – June 17, 1961) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1915 to 1916 and at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky from 1926 to 1927.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 5, 1891 Appleton, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1961 (aged 70) Everett, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1913 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | Wisconsin (freshmen) |
| 1915–1916 | Ripon |
| 1921 | USC (freshmen) |
| 1922 | Mississippi A&M (assistant) |
| 1923 | Great Lakes Naval |
| 1924 | Centre (assistant) |
| 1926–1927 | Centre |
| Basketball | |
| 1915–1917 | Ripon |
| 1924–1925 | Centre |
| Track | |
| 1924–1925 | Centre |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Western (1913) | |
Ofstie served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during World War I. He died on June 17, 1961.[2]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Crimson (Independent) (1915–1916) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Ripon | 7–0–1 | |||||||
| 1916 | Ripon | 6–1 | |||||||
| Ripon: | 13–1–1 | ||||||||
| Centre Colonels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1926–1927) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Centre | 3–4–2 | 2–1–2 | T–11th | |||||
| 1927 | Centre | 3–6 | |||||||
| Centre: | 6–10–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ "Former Resident Dies". The Daily Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. June 23, 1961. p. 2. Retrieved May 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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