Melvin Roy Fritzel (July 13, 1906 – May 3, 1985) was an American football and basketball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at William Penn College—now known as William Penn University—in Oskaloosa, Iowa from 1933 to 1934, compiling a record of 4–10–1. He was head basketball coach at his alma mater, Iowa State Teachers College—now known as the University of Northern Iowa, in 1932–33, tallying a mark of 9–4.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 13, 1906 Wellsburg, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1985 (aged 78) Grundy Center, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1930 | Iowa State Teachers |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1934 | William Penn |
| Basketball | |
| 1932–1933 | Iowa State Teachers |
| 1933–1935 | William Penn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–10–1 (football) 22–23 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn (Iowa) Quakers (Iowa Conference) (1933–1934) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Penn | 2–6 | 2–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1934 | Penn | 2–4–1 | 1–3–1 | 10th | |||||
| Penn: | 4–10–1 | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–10–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Basketball Media Guide". Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Melvin Roy Fritzel". University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved December 30, 2018.