John McClain Storzer (May 31, 1920 – November 1, 1973) was an American football and baseball player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1958 to 1973, compiling a record of 87–39–43.[1] Storzer was also the head baseball coach at Ripon from 1958 to 1971 and in again in 1973, tallying a mark of 133–76.[citation needed]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1920 Mountain, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1973 (aged 53) Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1943 | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| 1946 | Wisconsin–River Falls |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1956 | Pulaski HS (WI) |
| 1957 | Ripon (assistant) |
| 1958–1973 | Ripon |
| Baseball | |
| 1958–1971 | Ripon |
| 1973 | Ripon |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1968–1973 | Ripon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87–39–4 (college football) 133–76 (college baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 MWC (1963–1966, 1968) Baseball 5 MWC (1962–1963, 1965–1967) | |
Storzer died on November 1, 1973, at Ripon Memorial Hospital in Ripon, after suffering a heart attack.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Redmen (Midwest Conference) (1958–1973) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Ripon | 6–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1959 | Ripon | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1960 | Ripon | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1961 | Ripon | 4–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1962 | Ripon | 6–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Ripon | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Ripon | 4–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1968 | Ripon | 7–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1969 | Ripon | 4–5 | 4–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1970 | Ripon | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1971 | Ripon | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1972 | Ripon | 5–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Ripon | 4–2–1[n 1] | 4–1–1[n 1] | [n 1] | |||||
| Ripon: | 87–39–4 | 85–38–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 87–39–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Storzer coached the first seven games of the 1973 season before he died. Bill Connor was appointed acting head coach and Ripon for the final two games of the season. The Redmen finished 5–3–1 overall and 5–2–1 in Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference play, tying for third place.
References
edit- ^ "John Storzer". Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "Storzer, Ripon College Coach, Dies at 53". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. November 2, 1973. p. 16. Retrieved December 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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