John William Fike (June 11, 1887 – January 10, 1961) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Denver from 1915 to 1918, compiling a record of 20–7–1.[1] Fike was also the head basketball coach at Denver from 1916 to 1918, tallying a mark of 7–8. Fike died on January 10, 1961.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1887 Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 1961 (aged 73) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1910 | Denver |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1910 | Denver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1914 | South HS (CO) |
| 1915–1918 | Denver |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1918 | Denver |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–7–1 (college football) 7–8 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 RMC (1917) | |
Head coaching record edit
College football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Ministers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1915–1918) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Denver | 4–3 | 2–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1916 | Denver | 4–2–1 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1917 | Denver | 9–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1918 | Denver | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Denver: | 20–7–1 | 13–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–7–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "John Fike". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "John W. Fike". Greeley Daily Tribune. Greeley, Colorado. Associated Press. January 12, 1961. p. 7. Retrieved November 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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