Guy Sundt Explained

Guy Sundt
Birth Date:18 February 1898
Birth Place:Stoughton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1919–1921
Player Team2:Wisconsin
Player Positions:Fullback, punter
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1922–1923
Coach Team2:Ripon
Coach Years3:1924–1948
Coach Team3:Wisconsin (backfield)
Coach Sport4:Basketball
Coach Years5:1922–1924
Coach Team5:Ripon
Coach Years6:1924–1929
Coach Team6:Wisconsin (freshman)
Coach Sport7:Baseball
Coach Years8:1925–1926
Coach Team8:Wisconsin (freshman)
Coach Sport9:Track
Coach Years10:1922–1924
Coach Team10:Ripon
Coach Years11:1924–1948
Coach Team11:Wisconsin (assistant)
Coach Years12:1948–1950
Coach Team12:Wisconsin
Admin Years1:1950–1955
Admin Team1:Wisconsin
Overall Record:4–8–2 (football)

Guy M. Sundt (February 18, 1898 – October 25, 1955) was an American athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played football and basketball and ran track at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Biography

After graduating from Wisconsin in 1922, Sundt spent two years at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin, where he served as athletic director and coached football, basketball, and track. He returned to Wisconsin in 1924 as freshman football and basketball coach and assistant track coach. From 1924 until 1948, Sundt coached the backfield on the varsity Wisconsin Badgers football team. From 1948 until 1950, he served as the head track coach for the Badgers before taking the job as athletic director at Wisconsin, a role he filled until his death in 1955.[1] [2]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football facts for 1953 and Wisconsin athletic review . University of Wisconsin Digital Collections . 5 . July 13, 2010.
  2. Web site: Wisconsin football facts 1966. University of Wisconsin Digital Collections . 7 . July 13, 2010.