Jump to content

Elroy Guckert

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elroy Guckert
Biographical details
Born(1900-05-17)May 17, 1900
Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1940(1940-09-03) (aged 40) (disappeared)
Playing career
Football
1920–1921Denison
Basketball
1920–1921Denison
Baseball
c. 1920–1921Denison
Position(s)Back (football)
First baseman (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924Grand Rapids South HS (MI)
1925–1926Hillsdale
Basketball
1924–1925Grand Rapids South HS (MI)
1925–1926Hillsdale
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1927Hillsdale
Head coaching record
Overall8–6–2 (college football)
5–9 (college basketball)

Elroy Simon "Guck" Guckert (May 17, 1900 – September 3, 1940) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and professor. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan from 1925 to 1926, compiling a record of 8–6–2.[1] He was head basketball coach at Hillsdale for the 1925–26 season, tallying a mark of 5–9. Guckert was also Hilldale's athletic director and a professor of economics before leaving the school in February 1927 to attend Columbia University.[2]

A native of Sandusky, Ohio, Guckert attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where he played football as a back and baseball as a first baseman.[3][4][5] He coached football and basketball at Grand Rapids South High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan before succeeding fellow Denison alumnus Howard B. Jefferson as coach as Hillsdale in 1925.[6]

Disappearance

[edit]

Guckert is said to have died when he disappeared from a ship in 1940. However, his body was never recovered and he was never seen again, so his fate is unknown. [7]

Head coaching record

[edit]

College football

[edit]
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hillsdale Dales (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1926)
1925 Hillsdale 3–4–1 2–3 T–4th
1926 Hillsdale 5–2–1 2–2 T–2nd
Hillsdale: 8–6–2 4–5
Total: 8–6–2

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "Guckert Quits At Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. February 11, 1927. p. 18. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Guckert Hitting Hard For Denison College". The Sandusky Star-Journal. Sandusky, Ohio. June 7, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Guckert Praised As Ground Gainer". The Sandusky Star-Journal. Sandusky, Ohio. October 23, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Elmer Dayton Mitchell (1929). The Pentathlon. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Hillsdale Signs A New Coach". Miami Tribune. Miami, Florida. May 7, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ The Michigan Alumnus. UM Libraries. 1941. p. 385. UOM:39015071120904.