Elroy Guckert
Elroy Simon "Guck" Guckert (May 17, 1900 – September 3, 1940) was an American football and basketball coach, college athletics administrator, and professor. He served as the head football coach at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan from 1925 to 1926, compiling a record of 8–6–2.[1] He was head basketball coach at Hillsdale for the 1925–26 season, tallying a mark of 5–9. Guckert was also Hilldale's athletic director and a professor of economics before leaving the school in February 1927 to attend Columbia University.[2]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1900 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1940 (aged 40) (disappeared) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1921 | Denison |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | Denison |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1920–1921 | Denison |
| Position(s) | Back (football) First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1924 | Grand Rapids South HS (MI) |
| 1925–1926 | Hillsdale |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1925 | Grand Rapids South HS (MI) |
| 1925–1926 | Hillsdale |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1925–1927 | Hillsdale |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–6–2 (college football) 5–9 (college basketball) |
A native of Sandusky, Ohio, Guckert attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio, where he played football as a back and baseball as a first baseman.[3][4][5] He coached football and basketball at Grand Rapids South High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan before succeeding fellow Denison alumnus Howard B. Jefferson as coach as Hillsdale in 1925.[6]
Disappearance
Guckert is said to have died when he disappeared from a ship in 1940. However, his body was never recovered and he was never seen again, so his fate is unknown. [7]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Dales (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Hillsdale | 3–4–1 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1926 | Hillsdale | 5–2–1 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Hillsdale: | 8–6–2 | 4–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–6–2 | ||||||||
References
- "Hillsdale Chargers 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). Hillsdale College. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- "Guckert Quits At Hillsdale". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. February 11, 1927. p. 18. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Guckert Hitting Hard For Denison College". The Sandusky Star-Journal. Sandusky, Ohio. June 7, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Guckert Praised As Ground Gainer". The Sandusky Star-Journal. Sandusky, Ohio. October 23, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- Elmer Dayton Mitchell (1929). The Pentathlon. p. 11.
- "Hillsdale Signs A New Coach". Miami Tribune. Miami, Florida. May 7, 1925. p. 10. Retrieved October 12, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- The Michigan Alumnus. UM Libraries. 1941. p. 385. UOM:39015071120904.