John C. Heldt
American football player and coach (1900–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Claussen Heldt (May 2, 1900 – May 6, 1985) was an American football player and coach. After playing college football at the University of Iowa, in which he was a member of the 1921 All-Western college football team and 1922 All-Western college football team, he served as the head football coach at Ohio University in 1923.[1] Heldt played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Columbus Tigers in 1923 and was a player-coach with the Tigers in 1926.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1900-05-02)May 2, 1900 Elk River, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | May 6, 1985(1985-05-06) (aged 85) Alameda, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1918–1922 | Iowa |
1923 | Columbus Tigers |
1926 | Columbus Tigers |
Position(s) | Center, guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1923 | Ohio |
1924–1925 | Waterloo East HS (IA) |
1926 | Columbus Tigers |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1924–1926 | Waterloo East HS (IA) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 3–5–1 (college) 1–6 (NFL) |
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