1918–1922 Southwestern (KS) 1931–1938 Brown 1928–1930 Sterling Name Art Kahler | 1935–1941 Dickinson Role Basketball Coach 1946–1947 Southwestern (KS) Died April 23, 1982 | |
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Sport(s) Football, basketball, track and field Born December 27, 1897 ( 1897-12-27 ) | ||
Arthur D. Kahler (December 27, 1897 – April 23, 1982) was an American college football and basketball player and coach. He was listed in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" as only person to coach at two different major colleges at the same time—head basketball coach at Brown University and football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He later became a coach and athletic director at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.
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Playing career
Kahler played football at Southwestern from 1918 until 1922. Walter Camp referred him as "a line of power" when he played Camp wrote high praises for his playing ability based on his senior year of 1922.
Sterling
Kahler was the head football coach for the Sterling Warriors located in Sterling, Kansas. He held that position for three seasons, from 1928 until 1930. His coaching record at Sterling was 19 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties.
Brown and Dickinson
Kahler coached men's basketball at Brown University from 1931 to 1938. At the same time, he was head football coach at Dickinson College, even though the schools are over 350 miles apart. Kahler coached his 100th football victory at Dickinson and also introduced night football to the school. He coached at Dickinson college from 1935 to 1941 and posted a record of 27 wins, 25 losses, and 5 ties. He was the 23rd head football coach at Dickinson and is ranked fourth in total wins and 12th in winning percentage.
Southwestern College
Kahler was the 11th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position two seasons, 1946 and 1947. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 14 wins, 4 losses, and 1 ties.
Kahler also served as the men's basketball coach at Southwestern for the 1947 and 1948 seasons, with an overall record of 13 wins and 13 losses. He also served as the athletic director of the school as well as coach of the track and field teams.
Southwestern honored the memory of Kahler by naming the football field "Art Kahler Field."
In 1974, Kahler was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame