George Chryst
American football player and coach (1937–1992)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1938-10-24)October 24, 1938 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | December 3, 1992(1992-12-03) (aged 54) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1956–1958 | Wisconsin |
Position(s) | Guard, center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1959 | Wisconsin (GA) |
1962–1965 | Edgewood HS (WI) (assistant) |
1966–1971 | Edgewood HS (WI) |
1972–1977 | Wisconsin (assistant) |
1979–1992 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
Basketball | |
1962–1970 | Edgewood HS (WI) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1966–1972 | Edgewood HS (WI) |
1981–1990 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 79–60–2 (college football) 43–10 (high school football) 138–47 (high school basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 WSUC (1980) | |
George Hubert Chryst (April 30, 1937 – December 3, 1992) was an American football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville from 1979 to 1992, compiling a record of 79–60–2.[2]
Chryst was born on April 30, 1937, in Madison, Wisconsin. He died suddenly on December 3, 1992, at his mother's home in Madison.[3][4][5] Chryst was the father of three sons who became involved in football coaching: Geep, Rick, and Paul.[6]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers (Wisconsin State University Conference) (1979–1992) | |||||||||
1979 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
1980 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 7–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | |||||
1980 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
1982 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
1983 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 4–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
1984 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
1985 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 5–5 | 5–3 | 4th | |||||
1986 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–1st | |||||
1987 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 6–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
1988 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
1989 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 6–2–1 | 5–2–1 | 4th | |||||
1990 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 7–3 | 5–3 | 3rd | |||||
1991 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 6–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1992 | Wisconsin–Platteville | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
Wisconsin–Platteville: | 79–60–2 | 57–52–2 | |||||||
Total: | 79–60–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "George Chryst". Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. March 1994. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "George Chryst". nacda.com. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Howard (December 3, 1992). "Chryst's death a shock". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1B. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Thomas, Howard (December 3, 1992). "Chryst (continued)". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 3B. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Chryst". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. December 6, 1992. p. 9, section 2. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Platteville's George Chryst dies". Madison.com. December 4, 1992. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers head football coaches
- Allen Jeardeau (1895)
- James F. A. Pyre (1896)
- No team (1897)
- Allen Jeardeau (1898)
- Jackson (1899)
- Unknown (1900)
- No team (1901–1903)
- Unknown (1904)
- Loren Loy (1905–1906)
- No coach (1907)
- Everett P. Reynolds (1908–1910)
- Unknown (1911)
- Carl Schott (1912–1916)
- Chester J. Roberts (1917)
- Harry Grausnick (1918)
- Howard L. McCurdy (1919–1920)
- Orton Keyes (1921–1926)
- Lester Leitl (1927–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Lester Leitl (1946–1963)
- John Barth (1964–1965)
- Monte Charles (1966–1968)
- Gil Krueger (1969–1973)
- Bob Seamans (1974–1978)
- George Chryst (1979–1992)
- Jim Kinder (1993–1998)
- Mike Emendorfer (1999–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Mike Emendorfer (2021)
- Ryan Munz (2022– )
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