Hamlet Peterson

Hamlet Edwin Peterson (April 6, 1897 – October 2, 1973) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa from 1925 to 1945.[1] Peterson was also the head basketball coach at Luther from 1922 to 1965 and the school's baseball coach in 1967.

Hamlet Peterson
Biographical details
Born(1897-04-06)April 6, 1897
Scarville, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 1973(1973-10-02) (aged 76)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1918–1922Luther (IA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1945Luther (IA)
Basketball
1922–1965Luther (IA)
Baseball
1967Luther (IA)
Head coaching record
Overall79–76–9 (football)
481–356 (basketball)
11–7 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
4 Iowa Conference (1932, 1935, 1938, 1941)

Peterson died October 2, 1973, at a hospital Rochester, Minnesota following treatment for cancer.[2]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Luther Norse (Iowa Conference) (1925–1945)
1925 Luther 3–40–2T–12th
1926 Luther 4–41–210th
1927 Luther 0–80–4T–13th
1928 Luther 6–25–23rd
1929 Luther 6–36–2T–2nd
1930 Luther 5–35–15th
1931 Luther 5–45–25th
1932 Luther 6–24–11st
1933 Luther 4–33–2T–8th
1934 Luther 3–3–22–1–2T–7th
1935 Luther 7–14–01st
1936 Luther 5–44–1T–3rd
1937 Luther 4–1–32–1–34th
1938 Luther 5–2–14–0–11st
1939 Luther 3–52–310th
1940 Luther 3–4–11–310th
1941 Luther 6–1–14–0–11st
1942 Luther 2–4–11–4T–11th
1943 Luther 0–2
1944 Luther 0–4
1945 Luther 2–51–37th
Luther: 79–69–954–34–7
Total:79–69–9
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "Hamlet Peterson, 76, Dies; Won 762 Games at Luther". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 3, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved May 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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