| Bud Van Deren | |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Eureka, California, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1946 |
| Player Team2: | Santa Rosa |
| Player Years3: | 1947–1948 |
| Player Team3: | California |
| Player Positions: | End |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1950–1953 |
| Coach Team2: | Santa Rosa (ends) |
| Coach Years3: | 1954–1955 |
| Coach Team3: | Oakdale HS (CA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1956–1961 |
| Coach Team4: | Yuba |
| Coach Years5: | 1962–1963 |
| Coach Team5: | Humboldt State (line) |
| Coach Years6: | 1964–1965 |
| Coach Team6: | California (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1966–1985 |
| Coach Team7: | Humboldt State |
| Coach Sport8: | Basketball |
| Coach Years9: | 1950–1953 |
| Coach Team9: | Santa Rosa (assistant) |
| Coach Sport10: | Track |
| Coach Years11: | 1950–1953 |
| Coach Team11: | Santa Rosa (assistant) |
| Coach Sport12: | Tennis |
| Coach Years13: | 1953–1954 |
| Coach Team13: | Santa Rosa |
| Overall Record: | 98–101–4 (college football) |
| Bowl Record: | 1–0 (college) 1–0 (junior college) |
| Championships: | Football 4 GVC (1956–1959) 1 FWC (1968) |
| Awards: | |
Frank P. "Bud" Van Deren (November 22, 1924 – September 9, 2010) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Humboldt State University from 1966 to 1985, compiling a record of 98–101–4. Van Deren was the head football coach at Yuba College in Marysville, California from 1956 to 1961.[1] [2] He began his coaching career in 1950 as an assistant football coach at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California, where he also coached basketball, track, and tennis.[3]
Van Deren died on September 9, 2010, in Eureka, California.[4]