Hjalmer J. Erickson
American football and basketball coach
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1906-01-07)January 7, 1906 Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | February 6, 1959(1959-02-06) (aged 53) Beltrami County, Minnesota, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1938–1954 | Bemidji State |
Basketball | |
1944–1946 | Bemidji State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 54–54–5 (football) 23–6 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 MSCC (1947, 1950) | |
Hjalmer J. "Jolly" Erickson (January 7, 1906 – February 6, 1959) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Bemidji State Teachers College in Bemidji, Minnesota from 1938 to 1954, compiling a record of 54–54–5.[1] He was also the school's head basketball coach from 1944 to 1946, tallying a mark of 23–6.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Bemidji State Beavers (Northern Teachers Athletic Conference / Minnesota State College Conference) (1938–1954) | |||||||||
1938 | Bemidji State | 1–5 | 0–4 | 6th | |||||
1939 | Bemidji State | 3–3–1 | 1–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1940 | Bemidji State | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1941 | Bemidji State | 6–2 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
1942 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1943 | Bemidji State | 1–1 | |||||||
1944 | Bemidji State | 4–0 | |||||||
1945 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | |||||||
1946 | Bemidji State | 3–4 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1947 | Bemidji State | 4–3 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
1948 | Bemidji State | 3–5 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
1949 | Bemidji State | 4–3–1 | 2–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1950 | Bemidji State | 5–1–1 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1951 | Bemidji State | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
1952 | Bemidji State | 2–4 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
1953 | Bemidji State | 1–6 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1954 | Bemidji State | 1–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
Bemidji State: | 54–54–5 | 24–32–4 | |||||||
Total: | 54–54–5 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ Friez, Micah (July 28, 2019). "BSU at 100: Erickson's coaching lives on in BSTC lore". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
External links
- Hjalmer J. Erickson at Find a Grave
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Bemidji State Beavers head football coaches
- R. E. Mendenhall (1926–1927)
- Eldon Mason (1928–1930)
- Jack Sterrett (1931–1934)
- R. B. Frost (1935–1937)
- Hjalmer J. Erickson (1938–1954)
- Chester Anderson (1955–1960)
- John Kulbitski (1961)
- Chester Anderson (1962–1965)
- Don Palm (1966–1968)
- Jim Malmquist (1969–1973)
- Larry Mortier (1974)
- Don Turner (1975–1977)
- Sparky Adams (1978–1981)
- John Peterson (1982–1988)
- Kris Diaz (1989–1995)
- Jeff Tesch (1996–2015)
- Brent Bolte (2016–2019)
- No team (2020)
- Brent Bolte (2021– )