Richard Tysseling
Richard Albertus "Babe" Tysseling (December 26, 1910 – September 3, 1997) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa from 1938 to 1944 and from 1946 to 1960, compiling a record of 85–89–7.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 26, 1910 Pella, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1997 (aged 86) Pella, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1931 | Central (IA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1932 | Central (IA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1929–1932 | Central (IA) |
| Track and field | |
| 1928–1932 | Central (IA) |
| Position(s) | End, quarterback (football) Guard (basketball) Second baseman (baseball) Sprint, pole vault (track and field) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1936 | Garden Grove HS (IA) |
| 1937 | Shenandoah HS (IA) (assistant) |
| 1938–1944 | Central (IA) |
| 1946–1960 | Central (IA) |
| Basketball | |
| 1937–1938 | Shenandoah HS (IA) (assistant) |
| 1938–1948 | Central (IA) |
| Baseball | |
| 1941 | Central (IA) |
| 1946 | Central (IA) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1964 | Central (IA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 85–89–7 (football) 84–79 (basketball) 3–7 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 Iowa Conference (1939, 1946, 1956) | |
Tysseling attended Central College, where lettered four times each in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He played as an end and quarterback in football, a guard in basketball and a second baseman in baseball. In track he competed as a sprinter and pole vaulter. After graduating from Central in 1932, Tysseling coached high school for give years in Garden Grove, Iowa. In 1937, he was hired as an assistant coach in football and basketball at Shenandoah High School in Shenandoah, Iowa.[1][2]
Tysseling died in September 3, 1997, at Pella Community Hospital, following a long illness.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Dutch (Iowa Conference) (1938–1944) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Central | 2–6 | 2–4 | T–9th | |||||
| 1939 | Central | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1940 | Central | 6–3 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1941 | Central | 6–3 | 6–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | Central | 3–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1943 | Central | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1944 | Central | 2–2 | |||||||
| Central Dutch (Iowa Conference) (1946–1960) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Central | 7–1 | 6–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1947 | Central | 7–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1948 | Central | 5–2–1 | 3–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1949 | Central | 4–4–1 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1950 | Central | 2–7 | 1–4 | T–4th (Southern) | |||||
| 1951 | Central | 3–6 | 1–4 | T–5th (Southern) | |||||
| 1952 | Central | 1–7 | 0–4 | 5th (Southern) | |||||
| 1953 | Central | 4–3–1 | 3–1 | 2nd (Southern) | |||||
| 1954 | Central | 3–5 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1955 | Central | 3–5 | 1–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 1956 | Central | 7–1 | 7–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Central | 3–4–1 | 2–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1958 | Central | 0–8–1 | 0–7–1 | 9th | |||||
| 1959 | Central | 3–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1960 | Central | 3–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Central: | 85–89–7 | 58–63–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 85–89–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Appoint Tysseling". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. Associated Press. April 25, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Tysseling, Prins hired at Central". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. June 26, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Longtime Central coach dies". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 4, 1997. p. 3S. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .