Biographical details | |
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Born | Cavalier, North Dakota, U.S. | July 21, 1895
Died | October 8, 1980 Sun City, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1917–1918 | North Dakota |
1922–1923 | Northern State |
1924–1925 | Minnesota |
Position(s) | Fullback, guard, end |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1926–1942 | North Central |
1944–? | Indiana |
Basketball | |
1926–1927 | North Central |
Track | |
? | North Central |
1944–1961 | Indiana |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1926–1943 | North Central |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 69–48–13 (football) 14–1 (basketball) |
Gordon R. Fisher (July 21, 1895 – October 8, 1980) was an American football, basketball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at North Central College from 1926 to 1942, compiling a record of 69–48–13. Fisher also coached basketball and track at North Central. [1] He was the head track coach at Indiana University Bloomington from 1944 to 1961. At Indiana, he was also and assistant football coach under head coach Bo McMillin. [2] Fisher died on October 8, 1980, at Beverly Manor Nursing Home in Sun City, Arizona. [3]
Fisher played football and ran track at the University of Minnesota. [4] [5]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Central Cardinals ( Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1926–1937) | |||||||||
1926 | North Central | 5–4 | 3–2 | 8th | |||||
1927 | North Central | 5–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–7th | |||||
1928 | North Central | 4–3–2 | 2–3–1 | T–13th | |||||
1929 | North Central | 3–5–1 [n 1] | 2–4–1 [n 1] | T–16th [n 1] | |||||
1930 | North Central | 6–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–12th | |||||
1931 | North Central | 5–2 | 4–2 | T–6th | |||||
1932 | North Central | 4–5 | 2–4 | T–12th | |||||
1933 | North Central | 4–0–2 | 2–0–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1934 | North Central | 5–2 | 3–2 | T–8th | |||||
1935 | North Central | 4–3 | 3–3 | 11th | |||||
1936 | North Central | 4–2–1 | 3–1–1 | T–3rd | |||||
1937 | North Central | 1–3–3 | 1–2–3 | T–16th | |||||
North Central Cardinals ( Illinois College Conference) (1938–1942) | |||||||||
1938 | North Central | 3–4 | 1–3 | T–8th | |||||
1939 | North Central | 2–4–1 | 0–3 | 9th | |||||
1940 | North Central | 4–3 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
1941 | North Central | 5–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1942 | North Central | 5–2 | 1–1 | 5th | |||||
North Central: | 69–48–13 | 35–37–11 | |||||||
Total: | 69–48–13 |