| Marvin C. Helling | |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Luverne, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Englewood, Florida, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1941–1942 |
| Player Team1: | Macalester |
| Player Years2: | 1946–1947 |
| Player Team2: | Macalester |
| Player Positions: | Back |
| Coach Years1: | 1948 |
| Coach Team1: | Jackson HS (MN) (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1948–1953 |
| Coach Team2: | Detroit Lakes HS (MN) |
| Coach Years3: | 1954–1956 |
| Coach Team3: | Minneapolis Washburn HS (MN) |
| Coach Years4: | 1957–1967 |
| Coach Team4: | North Dakota |
| Overall Record: | 60–35–3 (college) |
| Bowl Record: | 2–0 |
| Championships: | 3 NCC (1958, 1964, 1966) |
Marvin C. "Whitey" Helling (May 16, 1923 – November 30, 2014) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of North Dakota from 1957 to 1967, compiling a record of 60–35–3.[2] Helling led the Fighting Sioux to victories in the 1965 Mineral Water Bowl and 1966 Pecan Bowl. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy and commanded a gunboat in the Pacific theater.[3]