Elvin J. Cassell
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1896 Alexandria, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 1970 (aged 73) Jamestown, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1924 | Carleton |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1925 | Carleton |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Olivet |
| 1930–1946 | Jamestown |
| 1951–1953 | Jamestown |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1928 | Olivet |
| 1930–1964 | Jamestown |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1926 | Epworth Military Academy |
| ?–1930 | Olivet |
| 1930–1964 | Jamestown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 73–69–18 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 5 NDIC (1933–1935, 1941, 1952) | |
Elvin John "Al" Cassell (December 3, 1896 – August 28, 1970) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan from 1926 to 1929, and Jamestown College—now known as the University of Jamestown—in Jamestown, North Dakota, from 1930 to 1946 and again from 1951 to 1953. His football record at Jamestown was 65–49–13. Cassell was also the athletic director and head basketball coach at Jamestown from 1930 to 1964.[1]
A native of Alexandria, Minnesota, Cassell was a four-sport star in high school. He attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he lettered four times each in football and baseball. He was a pitcher in baseball and also ran track.[2] Cassell graduated from Carleton in 1925 and served as athletic director at Epworth Military Academy in Epworth, Iowa from 1925 to 1926.[3]
After retiring from Jamestown in 1964, Cassell worked in life insurance sales and in scouting for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He died on August 28, 1970.[4]
Head coaching record
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[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet Crimson (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1926–1929) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Olivet | 1–5–1 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1927 | Olivet | 1–7 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1928 | Olivet | 1–4–3 | 0–3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1929 | Olivet | 3–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| Olivet: | 8–20–5 | 3–13–3 | |||||||
| Jamestown Jimmies (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1930–1946) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Jamestown | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1931 | Jamestown | 5–2–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Jamestown | 2–1–2 | 1–1–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Jamestown | 5–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934 | Jamestown | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Jamestown | 5–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Jamestown | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1937 | Jamestown | 4–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1938 | Jamestown | 2–5–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1939 | Jamestown | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1940 | Jamestown | 4–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Jamestown | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1942 | Jamestown | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Jamestown | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1946 | Jamestown | 2–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Jamestown Jimmies (North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1951–1953) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Jamestown | 1–5–1 | 1–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1952 | Jamestown | 5–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Jamestown | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| Jamestown: | 65–49–13 | ||||||||
| Total: | 73–69–18 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ DeLassus, David. "Jamestown College Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ "Former Carleton Star Is Olivet Coach". Battle Creek Enquirer. Battle Creek, Michigan. May 30, 192. p. 11. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Former Carl Star To Coach Jimmies". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. May 15, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Former Jamestown Athletic Directors Dies". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. August 29, 1970. p. 13. Retrieved September 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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