Lawrence C. "Kangaroo Pete" Kaarsberg (August 6, 1876 – January 25, 1943) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oregon in 1900, compiling a record of 3–3–1. Kaarsberg was a college athlete at the University of California, Berkeley, playing football and baseball.[1][2] Kaarsberg died on January 25, 1943, at Vallejo General Hospital in Vallejo, California, after a heart attack.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1876 California, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 1943 (aged 66) Vallejo, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1897–1898 | California |
| Baseball | |
| 1899 | California |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900 | Oregon |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–3–1 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Webfoots (Independent) (1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Oregon | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| Oregon: | 3–3–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–3–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Blue and Gold, Volume 27". University of California at Berkeley. 1900. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "The California Monthly, Volume 12". California Alumni Association. 1900. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Noted Bear Gridder of 1890s Dies at Vallejo". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. January 26, 1943. p. 19. Retrieved April 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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