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Merle Schlosser 
Sport(s) Football, golf Biographical details Born October 17, 1926 Died March 23, 1993 (aged 66) Place of death Bryan, Ohio Playing career Football
1947–1949
IllinoisPosition(s) End Coaching career (HC unless noted) Football
1954
1955–1956
1957–1963
Bowling Green (ends)
Missouri (ends)
Western MichiganHead coaching record Overall 28–33–3 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Merle Schlosser (October 17, 1926 – March 23, 1993) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the end position for the University of Illinois from 1948 to 1949. After graduating from Illinois, Schlosser was an assistant football coach under Don Faurot at the University of Missouri. In January 1957, he was hired as the head football coach at Western Michigan University.[1] He held that position for seven years from 1957 to 1963. He compiled a record of 28–33–3 as the head coach at Western Michigan. In 1963, his team compiled a record of 2–7 and was outscored 201 to 111.[2] On December 27, 1963, Western Michigan's president, James W. Miller, announced that Schlosser had been fired as football coach and would be assigned to other duties in the physical education department.[3] He later served as the head golf coach at Western Michigan for approximately 20 years. In September 1985, Schlosser was hired as the head golf coach at San Diego State University and held that position until May 1986.[4]
References
- ^ "WEST. MICHIGAN PICKS FAUROT AID AS COACH". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 20, 1957. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/517860682.html?dids=517860682:517860682&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+20%2C+1957&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=WEST.+MICHIGAN+PICKS+FAUROT+AID+AS+COACH&pqatl=google.
- ^ "Merle Schlosser Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=2088.
- ^ "Schlosser Fired". Tri-City Herald (Washington). December 27, 1963. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TWUhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UocFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5960,4580572&dq=merle+schlosser&hl=en.
- ^ "Merle Schlosser Resigns as the San Diego State Men's Golf Coach". Los Angeles Times. May 15, 1986. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/1086263962.html?dids=1086263962:1086263962&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=May+15%2C+1986&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Merle+Schlosser+Resigns+as+the+San+Diego+State+Men's+Golf+Coach&pqatl=google.
Western Michigan Broncos head football coaches Tubby Meyers (1906) • William H. Spaulding (1907–1921) • Milton Olander (1922–1923) • Earl Martineau (1924–1928) • Mike Gary (1929–1941) • John Gill (1942–1952) • Jack Petoskey (1953–1956) • Merle Schlosser (1957–1963) • Bill Doolittle (1964–1974) • Elliot Uzelac (1975–1981) • Jack Harbaugh (1982–1986) • Al Molde (1987–1996) • Gary Darnell (1997–2004) • Bill Cubit (2005– )
Categories:- 1923 births
- 1993 deaths
- Bowling Green Falcons football coaches
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- Missouri Tigers football coaches
- Western Michigan Broncos football coaches
- College golf coaches in the United States
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