Fred Ekstrand
Fred Otis Ekstrand (March 9, 1899 – July 8, 1972) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa from 1953 to 1955, where he led the school to an undefeated season in 1953.[1] Ekstrand was born on March 9, 1899, in Yates City, Illinois. He graduated from Yates City High School there in 1919 and from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1925.[2] Ekstrand was struck by a car and killed while he was crossing a street on July 8, 1972, in Eugene, Oregon, where he was attending the U.S. Olympics track and field trials.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1899 Yates City, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | July 8, 1972 (aged 73) Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1953–1955 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–10–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Iowa Conference (1953) 1 Iowa Conference Southern Division (1953) | |
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (Iowa Conference) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Iowa Wesleyan | 9–1 | 4–0 | 1st (Southern) | L Corn | ||||
| 1954 | Iowa Wesleyan | 4–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Iowa Wesleyan | 2–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Iowa Wesleyan: | 15–10–1 | 10–5–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–10–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "2007 Hall of Fame Inductees". Iowa Wesleyan Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- "Deaths And Funerals". The Register-Mail. Galesburg, Illinois. July 19, 1972. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Iowan Attends Trials, Killed". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press. July 10, 1972. p. 27. Retrieved June 25, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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