Bert German Explained

Burt German
Birth Date:19 April 1873
Birth Place:Maquoketa, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Player Years1:1894–1895
Player Team1:Iowa Agricultural
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Years1:1894–1898
Coach Team1:Iowa Agricultural/State
Overall Record:22–10

Bert German (April 19, 1873 – September 13, 1956) was an American college football player and coach. He was the third head football coach for the Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, serving for five seasons, from 1894 to 1898, and compiling a record of 22–10.[1] [2]

German later worked as a real estate agent in Des Moines, Iowa.[3] He died in 1956 at a Des Moines nursing home after suffering a stroke a year earlier.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/iowa_state/coaching_records.php Iowa State Coaching Records
  2. Web site: A History of the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Ross. Earle Dudley. 1942.
  3. Web site: Midland Schools. 1952.
  4. News: . Prominent Iowan Burt German Dies . . . . September 20, 1956 . 8 . September 23, 2017 . .