George Bohler | |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1887 |
Birth Place: | Berks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1910–1914 |
Player Team1: | Washington State |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1920–1922 |
Coach Team2: | Oregon (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1923–1927 |
Coach Team3: | Mississippi College |
Coach Years4: | 1928–1929 |
Coach Team4: | Auburn |
Coach Years5: | 1930–1933 |
Coach Team5: | Louisiana Tech |
Coach Years6: | 1937 |
Coach Team6: | Ole Miss (assistant) |
Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
Coach Years8: | 1920–1923 |
Coach Team8: | Oregon |
Coach Years9: | 1925–1928 |
Coach Team9: | Mississippi College |
Coach Years10: | 1928–1929 |
Coach Team10: | Auburn |
Coach Years11: | 1935–1938 |
Coach Team11: | Ole Miss |
Coach Sport12: | Baseball |
Coach Years13: | 1921–1923 |
Coach Team13: | Oregon |
Overall Record: | 40–44–4 (football) 96–81 (basketball) 11–43 (baseball) |
George Mohn "Doc" Bohler (February 8, 1887 – December 10, 1968) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College (1923–1927), Auburn University (1928–1929), and Louisiana Tech University (1930–1933), compiling a career college football record of 40–44–4. Bohler was also the head basketball coach at the University of Oregon (1920–1923), Auburn (1928–1929), and the University of Mississippi (1935–1938), amassing a career college basketball mark of 96–81, and served as the head baseball coach at Oregon (1921–1923), tallying a record of 11–43.
Bohler was born on February 8, 1887.[1] He died in December 1968 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[2] He was a brother of Fred Bohler and Roy Bohler.
After he served as an assistant coach at Oregon, Bohler was hired as head coach at Mississippi College in June 1923.[3] After five seasons with the Choctaws, in December 1927 Bohler was hired as head coach at Auburn.[4] From 1928 to 1929, Bohler coached football and basketball at Auburn. He compiled a 3–11 record with the Auburn Tigers football team and a 6–15 record with the basketball team. From 1930 to 1933, Bohler coached football at Louisiana Tech, where he had greater success. He posted a 15–17 record in four seasons. His 1931 team went undefeated at 7–0.