Arthur Rueber

Charles Arthur Rueber (August 9, 1883 – September 1, 1968; sometimes spelled Reuber) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator.

Arthur Rueber
Rueber playing for Northwestern in 1905
Biographical details
Born(1883-08-09)August 9, 1883
Minnesota, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1968(1968-09-01) (aged 85)
Olmsted County, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1903–1905Northwestern
Baseball
c. 1905Northwestern
1906Bartlesville Indians
1906Chanute Browns
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1906Grant
1907–1908Whitworth
1909–1912North Dakota Agricultural
Baseball
1909–1913North Dakota Agricultural
Basketball
1909–1913North Dakota Agricultural
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1909–1913North Dakota Agricultural
Head coaching record
Overall22–13–1 (football)
12–7–1 (basketball)
35–17 (baseball)

Playing career

Rueber was a starting halfback at Northwestern University in 1905.[1]

He also spent one summer playing minor league baseball for the Bartlesville Indians and Chanute Browns of the Kansas State League in 1906.[2]

Coaching career

Rueber served as the head football coach at U.S. Grant Memorial University—now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga–in 1906, Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington from 1907 to 1908, and the North Dakota Agricultural School—now known as North Dakota State University—from 1909 to 1912.[3] At North Dakota Agricultural, he was also the head baseball coach from 1909 to 1913.

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Grant (Independent) (1906)
1906 Grant 3–3
Grant: 3–3
Whitworth Pirates (Independent) (1907–1908)
1907 Whitworth 1–2
1908 Whitworth 6–1
Whitworth: 7–3
North Dakota Agricultural Aggies (Independent) (1909–1912)
1909 North Dakota Agricultural 2–2–1
1910 North Dakota Agricultural 2–3
1911 North Dakota Agricultural 3–1
1912 North Dakota Agricultural 5–1
North Dakota Agricultural: 12–7–1
Total:22–13–1

References
  1. McClafferty, Carla Killough (September 1, 2013). Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football's Make-or-Break Moment. Carolrhoda Books. ISBN 9781467710671. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. "Arthur Reuber". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  3. "New Football Coach Arrives". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. Tacoma, Washington. September 17, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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