Melvin Fritzel
American football and basketball player and coach (1906–1985)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1906-07-13)July 13, 1906 Wellsburg, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1985(1985-05-03) (aged 78) Grundy Center, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1930 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1934 | William Penn |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1933 | Iowa State Teachers |
| 1933–1935 | William Penn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–10–1 (football) 22–23 (basketball) |
Melvin Roy Fritzel (July 13, 1906 – May 3, 1985) was an American football and basketball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at William Penn College—now known as William Penn University—in Oskaloosa, Iowa from 1933 to 1934, compiling a record of 4–10–1. He was head basketball coach at his alma mater, Iowa State Teachers College—now known as the University of Northern Iowa, in 1932–33, tallying a mark of 9–4.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn (Iowa) Quakers (Iowa Conference) (1933–1934) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Penn | 2–6 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1934 | Penn | 2–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 10th | |||||
| Penn: | 4–10–1 | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–10–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Basketball Media Guide". Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Melvin Roy Fritzel". University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
External links
- Melvin Fritzel at Find a Grave
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Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball head coaches
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- Enola P. Pierce (1900–1901)
- George B. Affleck (1901–1902)
- Thomas Jones (1902–1903)
- Charles Pell (1903–1906)
- Roy F. Seymour (1906–1909)
- Clayton B. Simmons (1909–1911)
- Pat Pasini (1911–1913)
- Allen P. Berkstresser (1913–1917)
- James Owen Perrine (1917–1918)
- Russell Glaesner (1918–1919)
- Ivan Doseff (1919–1921)
- Leland L. Mendenhall (1921–1924)
- Arthur D. Dickinson (1924–1932)
- Melvin Fritzel (1932–1933)
- Arthur D. Dickinson (1933–1937)
- Hon Nordly (1937–1943)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Hon Nordly (1945–1954)
- Stanley Hall (1954–1956)
- James Witham (1956–1961)
- Norm Stewart (1961–1967)
- Zeke Hogeland (1967–1973)
- James Berry (1973–1986)
- Eldon Miller (1986–1998)
- Sam Weaver (1998–2001)
- Greg McDermott (2001–2006)
- Ben Jacobson (2006– )
