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Sport(s)
  
Football

Name
  
Bert German

Overall
  
22-10

1894-1898
  
Iowa state

1894–1895
  
Iowa State


Born
  
April 19, 1873 Maquoketa, Iowa (
1873-04-19
)

Died
  
September 13, 1956(1956-09-13) (aged 83) Des Moines, Iowa

Bert German (April 19, 1873 – September 13, 1956) was the third head football coach for the Iowa State University Cyclones located in Ames, Iowa and he held that position for five seasons, from 1894 until 1898. His career coaching record at Iowa state was 22 wins, 10 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him ninth at Iowa state in total wins and third at Iowa state in winning percentage.

German later worked as a real estate agent in Des Moines, Iowa. He died in 1956 at a Des Moines nursing home after suffering a stroke a year earlier.

References

Bert German Wikipedia