Gus Ziegler | |
Birth Date: | 24 October 1875 |
Birth Place: | Royersford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1903–1904 |
Player Team1: | Penn |
Player Years2: | 1906–1907 |
Player Team2: | Penn |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1908–1910 |
Coach Team1: | Mercersburg Academy (PA) |
Coach Years2: | 1911 |
Coach Team2: | Phillips Exeter Academy (NH) |
Coach Years3: | 1913 |
Coach Team3: | Penn (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1914 |
Coach Team4: | West Virginia (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 1917 |
Coach Team5: | California (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 1920 |
Coach Team6: | Penn (assistant line) |
Coach Years7: | 1921 |
Coach Team7: | Penn (line) |
Coach Years8: | 1929–1930 |
Coach Team8: | Delaware |
Overall Record: | 6–10–2 (college) |
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Augustus Bergey Ziegler (October 24, 1875 – April 14, 1960)[1] [2] was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a two-time All-American at guard. Ziegler served as the head football coach at the University of Delaware from 1929 to 1930, compiling a record of 6–10–2.
Ziegler was born in Royersford, Pennsylvania. He married Morea Marguerite Drumm on January 20, 1917 in Philadelphia.[3]
Ziegler played at the guard position for the University of Pennsylvania from 1903 to 1904 and 1906 to 1907. He was selected as a consensus first-team All-American in both 1906 and 1907.[4] [5] [6] In 1907, Ziegler led the Penn Quakers to their fifth national football championship after finishing the season with an 11–1 record.