- Cyrus E. Dietz
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Cyrus E. Dietz Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born March 17, 1876 Died September 13, 1929 (aged 53) Place of death Moline, Illinois Playing career 1898–1901
1902Northwestern
Kansas StateCoaching career (HC unless noted) 1902 Kansas State Head coaching record Overall 2–6 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Cyrus Edgar Dietz (March 17, 1876 – September 13, 1929) was a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and a college football player and coach.[1]
Dietz graduated in 1897 from the Grand Prairie Seminary in Onarga, Illinois. Dietz then attended Northwestern University, which was affiliated with the seminary. At Northwestern, Dietz played guard for four season for the football team, serving as captain of the team for the 1900 and 1901 seasons. Also starting on the team during three of these years was Dietz's brother, G. O. Dietz. Cyrus Dietz graduated from Northwestern in 1902 with a law degree.
Dietz became the seventh head football coach for the Kansas State Wildcats in 1902, holding that position for one season.[2] Dietz also played with the team in its first game of the year in 1902.[2] His record at Kansas State was 2–6. Dietz's brother coached the team the following year.[3]
Dietz and his brother subsequently went into the practice of law together, opening a law firm in Moline, Illinois, with Burton Peek. In 1928, Dietz was selected special counsel to represent the State of Illinois in the Wisconsin v. Illinois case in the U.S. Supreme Court.[1]
Dietz was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court on November 6, 1928. He died in office the following year in Moline, after suffering injuries in a fall from a horse.[4]
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Kansas State Wildcats (Independent) (1902) 1902 Kansas State 2–6 Kansas State: 2–6 Total: 2–6 References
- ^ a b "Cyrus Dietz Biography". Illinois Supreme Court. http://www.state.il.us/court/supremecourt/justicearchive/bio_dietz.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ a b Willard, Julius (1940). History of Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Kansas State College Press. pp. 505. http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=hearth;cc=hearth;rgn=full%20text;idno=5725255;didno=5725255;view=image;seq=0003;node=5725255%3A3.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Tim (2001). Wildcat Gridiron Guide: Past & Present Stories About K-State Football. ISBN 0-9703458-0-1.
- ^ "Quad Cities Today in History". Quad Cities Online. http://www.qconline.com/history/day.php?year=2004&month=09&day=13. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
External links
Kansas State Wildcats head football coaches Ira Pratt (1896) • Jub Ehrsam (1897) • Billy P. Williamson (1898) • Albert Hansen (1899) • Fay Moulton (1900) • Wade Moore (1901) • Cyrus E. Dietz (1902) • G. O. Dietz (1903) • Reuben F. Booth (1904) • Mike Ahearn (1905–1910) • Guy Lowman (1911–1914) • John R. Bender (1915) • Zora G. Clevenger (1916–1919) • Charlie Bachman (1920–1927) • Bo McMillin (1928–1933) • Pappy Waldorf (1934) • Wesley Fry (1935–1939) • Hobbs Adams (1940–1941) • Ward Haylett (1942–1944) • Lud Fiser (1945) • Hobbs Adams (1946) • Sam Francis (1947) • Ralph Graham (1948–1950) • Bill Meek (1951–1954) • Bus Mertes (1955–1959) • Doug Weaver (1960–1966) • Vince Gibson (1967–1974) • Ellis Rainsberger (1975–1977) • Jim Dickey (1978–1985) • Stan Parrish (1986–1988) • Bill Snyder (1989–2005) • Ron Prince (2006–2008) • Bill Snyder (2009– )
Categories:- 1929 deaths
- 1876 births
- Kansas State Wildcats football coaches
- Kansas State Wildcats football players
- Northwestern Wildcats football players
- Northwestern University School of Law alumni
- Illinois Supreme Court justices
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