William R. Cruse

American football coach
William R. Cruse
Playing career
Football
1918Michigan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1921Central (IA)
Basketball
1922–1923Central (IA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1921–1923Central (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall2–2–1 (football)
2–13 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

William R. Cruse was an American football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach (1921[1]) and head men's basketball coach (1922 to 1923[2]) at Central College in Pella, Iowa.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, Cruse was a member of the national championship 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team under Fielding H. Yost.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Records". Central College Dutch football. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Basketball Coaching Records". Central College Dutch men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Michigan Technic, Volumes 34-35". University of Michigan libraries. 1921. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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Central Dutch head football coaches
  • Herman Severan (1903–1904)
  • George H. Cavanaugh (1905)
  • No team (1906–1908)
  • George H. Kenney (1909)
  • William Johnson (1910–1912)
  • Elbert Warren (1913–1914)
  • Mark McWilliams (1915–1916)
  • No team (1917–1919)
  • Mark McWilliams (1920)
  • William R. Cruse (1921)
  • Karl Kettering (1922–1923)
  • John Pence (1924–1926)
  • William Douthirt (1927)
  • Len A. Winter (1928–1937)
  • Richard Tysseling (1938–1944)
  • C. Eldon Tharp (1945)
  • Richard Tysseling (1946–1960)
  • Ron Schipper (1961–1996)
  • Rich Kacmarynski (1997–2003)
  • Jeff McMartin (2004– )
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1918 Michigan Wolverines football—national champions