Rufus W. Gilbert (December 8, 1884 – 1962)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kalamazoo College (1905, 1907–1908), Bradley Polytechnic Institute—now known as Bradley University (1909–1911), and at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1915, 1917–1920). Gilbert was also the head basketball coach at Rose Polytechnic from 1913 to 1921, tallying a mark of 39–67. His son, Louis, played college football at the University of Michigan from 1925 to 1927.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 8, 1884 Warren, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | 1962 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1905 | Kalamazoo |
| 1907–1908 | Kalamazoo |
| 1909–1911 | Bradley |
| 1915 | Rose Polytechnic |
| 1917–1920 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1921 | Rose Polytechnic |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–39–2 (football, excluding Bradley) 39–67 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Kalamazoo | 3–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Kalamazoo (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907–1908) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Kalamazoo | 0–6 | 0–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1908 | Kalamazoo | 2–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| Kalamazoo: | 5–19–1 | 3–12–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–19–1 | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rufus Gilbert Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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