Marinus Kregel
Marinus John Kregel (February 18, 1911 – September 6, 1996) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Mission House College—now known as Lakeland University—in Plymouth, Wisconsin from 1937 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1950, compiling a record of 40–32–2. Kregel was also the head basketball coach at Mission House from 1937 to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1951, Central College in Pella, Iowa from 1951 to 1965, and Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia from 1965 to 1978.[1] [2][3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 1996 (aged 85) Americus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1933 | Central (IA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1934 | Central (IA) |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1932–1934 | Central (IA) |
| Track | |
| 1930–1934 | Central (IA) |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1937–1943 | Mission House |
| 1946–1950 | Mission House |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1943 | Mission House |
| 1946–1951 | Mission House |
| 1951–1965 | Central (IA) |
| 1965–1978 | Georgia Southwestern State |
| Baseball | |
| 1951–1958 | Central (IA) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1965–1978 | Georgia Southwestern State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–32–2 (football) 292–233 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 4 BSIC/Badger-Illini (1940–1941, 1947, 1950) | |
Kregel attended La Crosse State Teachers College—now known as University of Wisconsin–La Crosse—before transferring to Central College. At Central, he won four varsity letters in basketball and track, three in baseball, and two in football. In the football team, he was the regular quarterback for two seasons. Kregel graduated from Central in 1934 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and physical education.[4][5]
Kregel dies on September 6, 1996, at his home in Americus.[6]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission House Muskies (Tri-State Intercollegiate Conference / Badger State Intercollegiate Conference) (1937–1942) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Mission House | 2–4 | 1–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1938 | Mission House | 3–4 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 1939 | Mission House | 3–2–1 | 1–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1940 | Mission House | 4–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1941 | Mission House | 5–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1942 | Mission House | 1–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Mission House Muskies (Badger State Intercollegiate Conference / Badger-Illini Conference) (1946–1950) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Mission House | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1947 | Mission House | 6–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1948 | Mission House | 3–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1949 | Mission House | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1950 | Mission House | 6–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| Mission House: | 40–32–2 | 29–21–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–32–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Marinus Kregel". Lakeland Muskies. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- "Coaching Records". Central Dutch. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- "Hall of Fame". Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- "Marinus J. Kregel Named Mission House". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. July 12, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Kregel's Name Linked With Top Achievements in Muskie History". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. June 4, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Former Lakeland coach dies". The Sheboygan Press. Sheboygan, Wisconsin. September 8, 1996. p. 15. Retrieved November 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .