John "Doc" Dorman

John Edward "Doc" Dorman (c.1878 – February 2, 1963) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head football coach at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa from roughly 1905 until his retirement in 1959.[1]

John "Doc" Dorman
Biographical details
Bornc.1878
DiedFebruary 2, 1963 (aged 84)
Alma materUpper Iowa
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1910–1959Upper Iowa
Basketball
1915–1936Upper Iowa
Head coaching record
Overall159–138–18 (football)
87–123 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
6 Iowa Conference (1925, 1937, 1939, 1946–1948)
Awards
DM Register Hall of Fame
FWAA Hall of Fame (1955)
UIU Hall of Fame (1980)

Dorman graduated from Upper Iowa in 1900. During his years as a student at UIU, he played football, basketball and baseball. Upon graduation from UIU, he entered Georgetown University where he received his DDS. While there, he played baseball, receiving offers from several major leagues; but he chose to return to Fayette where he went into his father's dental office. In the spring of 1907, he began a coaching career at UIU that lasted over 50 years.[1]

In 1955, Dr. Dorman received an achievement award from the Football Writers Association of America. The following year he was named to the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame. He was the first small-college coach to be honored by either group.[2]

References

  1. "JOHN "DOC" DORMAN". Upper Iowa University. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  2. Turnbull, Buck. "Dr. John "Doc" Dorman". Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
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