Herman Kluge (January 12, 1905 – June 22, 1991) was an American football and swimming coach. He was born in Milwaukee, graduated from Riverside High School, and graduated from Milwaukee State Teachers College (later renamed University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee) in 1927, where he competed for the football and track teams. He received a master's degree in physical education from New York University. He served as the head football and swimming coach at his alma mater from 1931 to 1969. He led the football team to six conference championships (1931, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1947 and 1948). He was also the school's athletic director from 1937 to 1970 and chairman of the physical education department. He continued teaching at the school until 1974.[1][2][3][4] He was inducted into the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class in 1972.[5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1905 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 1991 (aged 86) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1955 | Milwaukee State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1956–1969 | Milwaukee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 76–83–14 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 WSTCC (1931) 5 WSTCC South Division (1938, 1939, 1942, 1947–1948) | |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee State Green Gulls (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference / Wisconsin State College Conference) (1931–1955) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Milwaukee State | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Milwaukee State | 5–3 | 3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Milwaukee State | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1934 | Milwaukee State | 3–4–1 | 3–1 | 2nd (Southern) | |||||
| 1935 | Milwaukee State | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 1936 | Milwaukee State | 3–6 | 2–2 | T–3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 1937 | Milwaukee State | 3–3–1 | 3–1 | 2nd (Southern) | |||||
| 1938 | Milwaukee State | 4–3 | 3–1 | T–1st (Southern) | |||||
| 1939 | Milwaukee State | 5–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st (Southern) | |||||
| 1940 | Milwaukee State | 4–4 | 2–2 | 3rd (Southern) | |||||
| 1941 | Milwaukee State | 1–6 | 1–3 | 4th (Southern) | |||||
| 1942 | Milwaukee State | 3–0–3 | 3–0–1 | T–1st (Southern) | |||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Milwaukee State | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1946 | Milwaukee State | 3–3–1 | 3–1 | T–1st (Southern) | |||||
| 1947 | Milwaukee State | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1st (Southern) | |||||
| 1948 | Milwaukee State | 4–3–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Milwaukee State | 3–4–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1950 | Milwaukee State | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1951 | Milwaukee State | 1–4–3 | 1–2–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1952 | Milwaukee State | 0–8 | 0–4 | 5th (Southern) | |||||
| 1953 | Milwaukee State | 2–6 | 2–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1954 | Milwaukee State | 4–4–1 | 2–2–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1955 | Milwaukee State | 2–6 | 2–3 | 6th | |||||
| Milwaukee State: | 76–83–14 | 56–36–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 76–83–14 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "WSUC Honors Leitle, Kluge". Stevens Point Daily Journal. May 21, 1970. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kluge to retire". Wausau Daily Record-Herald. December 13, 1969. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UWM's Kluge dies". The Daily Tribune. June 24, 1991. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herman Kluge - Milwaukee Lincoln / UW-Milwaukee". Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Herman Kluge". Milwaukee Panthers. Retrieved February 14, 2023.