Joseph Sherman Gerlach (June 29, 1913 – March 8, 1993)[2] was an American football, basketball, baseball and ice hockey coach. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson State University from 1944 to 1945 and at Stout State College, now the University of Wisconsin–Stout, from 1956 to 1957, compiling a career college football record of 10–14–3.

Joe Gerlach
Biographical details
Born(1913-06-29)June 29, 1913
Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1993(1993-03-08) (aged 79)
Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin (1934)[1]
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1944–1945Dickinson State
1956–1957Stout State
Basketball
1939–1941Alaska–Fairbanks
1947–1949Minnesota–Duluth
1956–1958Stout State
1958–1961Winona State
Baseball
1957–1958Stout State
1959–1961Winona State
Ice hockey
1940–1941Alaska–Fairbanks
Head coaching record
Overall10–14–3 (football)
55–85 (basketball)
51–47 (baseball)

Coaching career

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Gerlach was the fourth head football coach for the Dickinson State Blue Hawks located in Dickinson, North Dakota and he held that position for two seasons, from 1944 until 1945. His coaching record at Dickinson State was 2–3–2.[3]

References

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  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (1958). Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Joseph Sherman Gerlach". Winona Daily News. March 11, 1993. p. 4. Retrieved September 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Dickinson State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
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