Clarence Schutte | |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1901 |
Birth Place: | Hecla, South Dakota |
Death Place: | Los Angeles |
Player Years1: | 1921 - 1922 |
Player Team1: | South Dakota State |
Player Years2: | 1924 |
Player Team2: | Minnesota |
Player Positions: | Halfback |
Coach Years1: | 1925 - 1941 |
Coach Team1: | Santa Barbara HS (CA) |
Coach Years2: | 1946 - 1950 |
Coach Team2: | Santa Barbara HS (CA) |
Overall Record: | 173 - 45 - 12 |
Awards: | Second-team All-American, 1924 |
Clarence Henry Schutte (pronounced ; April 6, 1901 - November 5, 1970) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Northern Normal and Industrial School, South Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota. In 1924, he became known as "the man who stopped Red Grange" when he led Minnesota to a 20 - 7 win over Grange's Illinois team. Schutte scored all three touchdowns for Minnesota and rushed for 282 yards in the game.[1] [2] He was the head football coach at Santa Barbara High School from 1925 to 1941 and 1946 to 1950. He led Santa Barbara to three California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championships and compiled an overall record of 173 - 45 - 12.[3] The athletes he coached include baseball player Eddie Mathews and pro golfer Al Geiberger. In 1951, he became athletic director at Santa Barbara High School. Schutte and his wife were friends with Sarah and Max Fleischmann, heirs to the Fleischmann's yeast fortune. When Mrs. Fleischmann died in 1960, Schutte and his wife were bequeathed $100,000.[4] Schutte died in November 1970 at age 69 in a Los Angeles hospital.[5] [6]