Arthur Daniel Kahler Sr. (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.[1] He later became a coach and athletic director at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 27, 1897 Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1982 (aged 84) Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1918–1922 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1930 | Sterling |
| 1935–1941 | Dickinson |
| 1942 | Lakehurst NAS (assistant) |
| 1946–1947 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1938 | Brown |
| 1947–1948 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Track | |
| 1939–1941 | Dickinson |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1939–1942 | Dickinson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–34–8 (football) 60–80 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CIC (1946) | |
| Awards | |
| Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, 1974[1] | |
Playing career
editKahler 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.[2]
Coaching career
editSterling
editKahler was the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas He held that position for three seasons, from 1928 to 1930, compiling a record of 19–5–2.[3][4]
Brown and Dickinson
editKahler coached men's basketball at Brown University from 1931 to 1938.[5] At the same time, he was head football coach at Dickinson College,[6] 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.[7] He coached at Dickinson college from 1935 to 1941 and posted a record of 29–25–5.[8]
Southwestern
editKahler was the 11th head football coachat Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, serving for two seasons, from 1946 to 1947, and compiling a record of 14–4–1.[9]
Kahler also served as the men's basketball coach at Southwestern for the 1947–48, tallying a mark of 13–13.[10] He also served as the athletic director of the school as well as coach of the track and field teams.
Honors
editSouthwestern honored the memory of Kahler by naming the football field "Art Kahler Field."[11]
In 1974, Kahler was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1928) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Sterling | 4–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| Sterling Warriors (Independent) (1929–1930) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Sterling | 7–1–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Sterling | 8–1 | |||||||
| Sterling: | 19–5–2 | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Dickinson Red Devils (Independent) (1935–1941) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Dickinson | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1936 | Dickinson | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| 1937 | Dickinson | 7–0–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | Dickinson | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1939 | Dickinson | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1940 | Dickinson | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1941 | Dickinson | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| Dickinson: | 29–25–5 | ||||||||
| Southwestern Moundbuilders (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Southwestern | 8–2 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1947 | Southwestern | 6–2–1 | 2–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| Southwestern: | 14–4–1 | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 60–34–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Archived May 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide "The official rules book and record book of college football" (edited by Walter Camp) Can Sports Publishing Company, 1922
- ^ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Sterling Warriors. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Sterling College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Encyclopedia Brunoniana | Basketball
- ^ Centennial Conference Archived October 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine "2008 Centennial Conference Football Prospectus"
- ^ Albright Notes 2001[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2007.
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- ^ scmbb Archived July 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Southwestern College - Winfield, KS