Wes Buller Explained

Wes Buller
Birth Date:6 October 1928
Birth Place:Goessel, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Coach Years1:1960–1964
Coach Team1:Bethel (KS)
Coach Years2:1965–1968
Coach Team2:Friends
Coach Years3:1969–1971
Coach Team3:Southwestern (KS)
Overall Record:51–51–5

Wesley Dale Buller (October 6, 1928 – April 2, 2018)[1] was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas (1960–1964), Friends University in Wichita, Kansas (1965–1968), and Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas (1969–1971), compiling a career college football record of 51–51–5.

Coaching career

Bethel

Buller was the head football coach at Bethel College in Newton, Kansas for five seasons, from 1960 until 1964, compiling a record of 17–26–2.[2]

Friends

After Bethel, Buller became the head football coach at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, serving from 1965 to 1968 season, during which time his program recorded a record of 19–15–2.[3]

Southwestern

Buller was the 19th head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, serving for three seasons, from 1969 to 1971. His record at Southwestern was 15–11–1.[4] [5]

Buller resigned as head coach after the death of his wife in 1971.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wesley Buller. Legacy. July 19, 2019.
  2. http://athletics.bethelks.edu/football/records/index.php Bethel College
  3. http://www.friends.edu/alumni-cc-1970s Friends University
  4. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=6476 College Football Data Warehouse
  5. http://www.sckans.edu/football/index.php?page_ID=562 Southwestern College - Winfield, KS
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19711203&id=piMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0uYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2576,4203504 Lawrence Journal-World