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Richard Tysseling

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Richard Tysseling
Biographical details
Born(1910-12-26)December 26, 1910
Pella, Iowa, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1997(1997-09-03) (aged 86)
Pella, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1928–1931Central (IA)
Basketball
1928–1932Central (IA)
Baseball
1929–1932Central (IA)
Track and field
1928–1932Central (IA)
Position(s)End, quarterback (football)
Guard (basketball)
Second baseman (baseball)
Sprint, pole vault (track and field)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1936Garden Grove HS (IA)
1937Shenandoah HS (IA) (assistant)
1938–1944Central (IA)
1946–1960Central (IA)
Basketball
1937–1938Shenandoah HS (IA) (assistant)
1938–1948Central (IA)
Baseball
1941Central (IA)
1946Central (IA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1938–1964Central (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall85–89–7 (football)
84–79 (basketball)
3–7 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 Iowa Conference (1939, 1946, 1956)

Richard Albertus "Babe" Tysseling (December 26, 1910 – September 3, 1997) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa from 1938 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 85–89–7.

Tysseling attended Central College, where lettered four times each in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He played as an end and quarterback in football, a guard in basketball and a second baseman in baseball. In track he competed as a sprinter and pole vaulter. After graduating from Central in 1932, Tysseling coached high school for give years in Garden Grove, Iowa. In 1937, he was hired as an assistant coach in football and basketball at Shenandoah High School in Shenandoah, Iowa.[1][2]

Tysseling died in September 3, 1997, at Pella Community Hospital, following a long illness.[3]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Dutch (Iowa Conference) (1938–1944)
1938 Central 2–6 2–4 T–9th
1939 Central 7–2 5–2 T–1st
1940 Central 6–3 5–3 5th
1941 Central 6–3 6–2 4th
1942 Central 3–4–1 2–3–1 8th
1943 Central 4–3
1944 Central 2–2
Central Dutch (Iowa Conference) (1946–1960)
1946 Central 7–1 6–0 T–1st
1947 Central 7–1–1 5–0–1 4th
1948 Central 5–2–1 3–2 T–4th
1949 Central 4–4–1 3–1 3rd
1950 Central 2–7 1–4 T–4th (Southern)
1951 Central 3–6 1–4 T–5th (Southern)
1952 Central 1–7 0–4 5th (Southern)
1953 Central 4–3–1 3–1 2nd (Southern)
1954 Central 3–5 1–5 7th
1955 Central 3–5 1–5 T–8th
1956 Central 7–1 7–1 1st
1957 Central 3–4–1 2–4–1 7th
1958 Central 0–8–1 0–7–1 9th
1959 Central 3–6 2–6 7th
1960 Central 3–6 3–5 T–6th
Central: 85–89–7 58–63–4
Total: 85–89–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Appoint Tysseling". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. Associated Press. April 25, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Tysseling, Prins hired at Central". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. June 26, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Longtime Central coach dies". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 4, 1997. p. 3S. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.