Art Dufelmeier | |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1923 |
Birth Place: | Beardstown, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Havana, Illinois, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1942, 1946–1947 |
Player Team1: | Illinois |
Player Positions: | Halfback |
Coach Years1: | 1957–1959 |
Coach Team1: | Western Illinois (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1960–1968 |
Coach Team2: | Western Illinois |
Overall Record: | 37–39–2 (college) |
Championships: | 1 IIAC (1964) |
Arthur J. Dufelmeier (July 21, 1923 – February 4, 2010)[1] was the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois and he held that position for nine seasons, from 1960 until 1968. His record at Western Illinois was 37–39–2.[2]
Dufelmeier played football as a halfback at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, leading the Fighting Illini to a win at the 1947 Rose Bowl. He finished his coaching career at Havana High School, which now has its home field named after their coach.