Bernie Bierman
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Bernie Bierman (March 11, 1894, Springfield, MN - March 7, 1977, Laguna Hills, CA) is best remembered as a college football coach. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except during World War II where he served in the US armed forces. He coached at the University of Montana, Mississippi State University and Tulane University before coaching at the University of Minnesota. As coach of the Gophers, his teams completed a 93-35-6 (.716) slate over a 16-season span which included six Big Ten Championships, five National Championships and five undefeated seasons. He was also a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
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College Football Hall of Fame Entry
Minneapolis Tribune: University of Minnesota to hire Bierman (Sept. 23, 1931)
| Preceded by Jerry Nissen |
University of Montana Football Head Coaches 1919–1921 |
Succeeded by J.W. Stewart |
| Preceded by Early Able |
Mississippi State University Football Head Coaches 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by J.W. Hancock |
| Preceded by Clark Shaughnessy |
Tulane University Football Head Coaches 1927–1931 |
Succeeded by Ted Cox |
| Preceded by Fritz Crisler |
University of Minnesota Football Head Coaches 1932–1941 |
Succeeded by Doc Hauser |
| Preceded by Doc Hauser |
University of Minnesota Football Head Coaches 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by Wesley Fesler |
Bayne • Sweet • Baum • Lombard • Collier • Summersgill • Dabney • Eshleman • Berry • Tobin • Russ • Curtis • Brown • Mason • Hoffman • Sweetland • Shaughnessy • Fuller • Bierman • Cox • Dawson • Simons • Frnka • Wolf • Pilney • O'Boyle • Pittman • Ellender • Smith • Gibson • English • Brown • Davis • Teevens • Bowden • Scelfo • Toledo
Hickey • Mason • Hanson • Sweetland • Shaughnessy • Moenck • Simons, Sr. • Bierman • Simons, Sr. • Rody • Dauber • Simons, Jr. • Haynes • Wells • Lenhardt • Pedersen • Longo • Moir • Danforth • Fowler • Clark • Finney • Dickerson
Categories: Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches | Tulane Green Wave football coaches | Minnesota Golden Gophers football coaches | 1894 births | 1977 deaths | People from Minnesota | Alpha Delta Phi brothers | Minnesota Golden Gophers football players | Montana Grizzlies football coaches | Tulane Green Wave men's basketball coaches | College Football Hall of Fame
