Arnie Lerum | |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1879 |
Birth Place: | Norway |
Death Place: | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1899–1901 |
Player Team1: | Wisconsin |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1904 |
Coach Team1: | Stevens Point Normal |
Overall Record: | 1–2 |
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Arne Christopher Lerum (July 20, 1879 – June 25, 1911) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point–then known as Stevens Point Normal School–in 1904, compiling a record of 1–2.[1] Lerum selected as a guard on the 1901 All-Western college football team while playing for Wisconsin.[2] Lerum immigrated to the United States from Bergen, Norway when he was 14. He was active in politics in as a Republican in the state of Wisconsin. Lerum died on cancer on June 25, 1911, in Madison, Wisconsin.[3]