Eugene Brodhagen
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1917-10-28)October 28, 1917 Bonduel, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | June 13, 1986(1986-06-13) (aged 68) Tomahawk, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1936–1938 | Wisconsin |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1939 | Grinnell |
1940–1941 | Phillips HS (WI) |
1946–1950 | Winona State |
1952–1954 | Winona State |
1956–1967 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (DC) |
Basketball | |
1940–1942 | Phillips HS (WI) |
Baseball | |
1941–1942 | Phillips HS (WI) |
Wrestling | |
1956–1968 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 19–38–3 (college football) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 1 MSCC (1947) | |
Eugene Norman Brodhagen (October 28, 1917 – June 13, 1986) was an American football and wrestling coach.[1] He served two stints as the head football coach at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota, from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1952 to 1954, compiling a record of 19–38–3. Brodhagen played college football at the University of Wisconsin, lettering from 1936 to 1938.[2]
Brodhagen was born on October 28, 1917, in Bonduel, Wisconsin. He began his coaching career in 1939 as an assistant football coach Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, working under head football coach at Guy Lookabaugh. In 1940, he was named head of the athletic department at Phillips High School in Phillips, Wisconsin, where coached football, basketball, and baseball.[3]
Brodhagen served in the United States Navy during World War II, from February 1943 until his discharge in 1945. He remained in the United States Naval Reserve until 1976, when he retired as a lieutentenant commander. He died unexpectedly on June 13, 1986, at his cottage near Tomahawk, Wisconsin.[4]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Winona State Warriors (Minnesota State College Conference) (1946–1950) | |||||||||
1946 | Winona State | 0–6 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
1947 | Winona State | 4–3–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1948 | Winona State | 1–7 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1949 | Winona State | 2–5 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1950 | Winona State | 2–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
Winona State Warriors (State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota) (1952–1954) | |||||||||
1952 | Winona State | 1–6–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
1953 | Winona State | 4–4 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1954 | Winona State | 5–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
Winona State: | 19–38–3 | 11–21–1 | |||||||
Total: | 18–39–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Eugene Brodhagen". UW–Stevens Point Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ On Wisconsin!: The History of Badger Athletics from 1896-1998. Sports Publishing LLC. 1998. ISBN 9781571670380. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "Brodhagen Is New Phillips Grid Chief". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. May 5, 1940. p. 26. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Brodhagen services". Stevens Point Journal. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. June 16, 1986. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- UW–Stevens Point Hall of Fame profile
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