Al Garten Explained

Al Garten
Birth Date:20 June 1905
Birth Place:Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Watsonville, California, U.S.
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1936–1937
Coach Team2:Eastern New Mexico
Coach Years3:1939–1953
Coach Team3:Eastern New Mexico
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1936–1938
Coach Team5:Eastern New Mexico
Coach Years6:1939–1965
Coach Team6:Eastern New Mexico
Overall Record:66–62–4 (football)
273–352 (basketball)
Championships:Football
3 NMC (1950–1952)

Alvin Davis Garten (June 20, 1905 – July 3, 1981) was an American football and basketball coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1939 to 1953, compiling a record of 66–62–4.[1] Garten was also the head basketball coach at Eastern New Mexico for 26 seasons, tallying a mark of 273–352.[2] The school did not field football or basketball teams from 1942 through 1944 because of World War II.

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . December 11, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725192016/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8200/Football/Footballmediaguide2007.pdf . July 25, 2011 .
  2. Web site: . Men's Basketball Coaches . Eastern New Mexico Athletics . July 17, 2020 .