Sport(s) Football, basketball 1932–1933 Carleton 1931 Wisconsin (ends) | Position(s) End 1922–1925 Chicago Name Elmer Lampe | |
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Born December 11, 1900
Eveleth, Minnesota ( 1900-12-11 ) Died January 30, 1978(1978-01-30) (aged 77)
Broward County, Florida | ||
Elmer Andrew Lampe (December 11, 1900 – January 30, 1978) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Carleton College from 1932 to 1933 and at Carroll College—now Carroll University—in Waukesha, Wisconsin from 1934 to 1937. Lampe was also the head basketball coach at the University of Georgia from 1938 to 1946 and at Dartmouth College from 1946 to 1950, tally a career college basketball mark of 123–136.
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Playing career
Lampe went to college at the University of Chicago, where he was an All-American end. He graduated in 1926 with a Ph.B.
Coaching career
Lampe began coaching college football in 1931, serving as ends coach for Glenn Thistlethwaite at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1932 and 1933, he was head football coach at Carleton College. Lampe became the 18th head football coach for the Carroll College in 1934, serving until 1937. His career coaching record at Carroll was 17–7–4. Lampe became head basketball coach at the University of Georgia in 1938, serving until 1946 and compiling a 79–81 record (.494). He coached Dartmouth College's basketball team from 1946 to 1950, tallying a 44–55 mark (.444).