Pappy Waldorf
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| Pappy Waldorf | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | October 3, 1902 | |
| Place of birth | Clifton Springs, New York | |
| Died | August 15, 1981 | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 157-89-19 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| Missouri Valley Conference (1930, 1932, 1933) Big Six Conference (1934) Big Ten Conference (1936) Pacific Coast Conference (1949, 1950, 1951) |
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| Awards | ||
| College football COY (1935) [1] | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1922-1924 | Syracuse University | |
| Position | Tackle | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1947-1956 1935-1946 1934 1929-1933 |
University of California Northwestern University Kansas State University Oklahoma A&M University |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1966 | ||
Lynn O. Waldorf (October 3, 1902 — August 15, 1981), better known as "Pappy" Waldorf, was a Hall of Fame college football coach.
Waldorf, son of Methodist bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, was born in Clifton Springs, New York.[1]
Waldorf began his major college career as head football coach at Oklahoma A&M from 1929 to 1933. In his five seasons at Oklahoma A&M Waldorf went 34-10-7, won three Missouri Valley Conference championships, and never lost to arch-rival Oklahoma. In 1932, Waldorf was also promoted to Director of Athletics at the school. Nevertheless, in 1934, Waldorf was coaxed north to Kansas State, to replace Bo McMillin as football coach. Although Waldorf only coached K-State for one season, 1934, it was a remarkable year, as Kansas State captured the Big Six Conference championship – the first Big Six title in football for the school.
In 1935, Waldorf moved again, to Northwestern University, where he would remain head coach until 1946. In his very first season at Northwestern, he was named college football's first national coach of the year. In his second season, he took Northwestern to the Big Ten Conference crown. His 12-year mark at Northwestern was 49-45-7. While at Northwestern, Waldorf also convinced future legend Otto Graham to try out for football.[2]
As head football coach at University of California from 1947-1956, Pappy revived the program and established a 67-32-4 record. His teams were undefeated for three seasons, 1949-1951, winning three Pacific Coast Conference titles, and qualifying for three consecutive Rose Bowls. Waldorf also posted a 7-1-2 record against rival Stanford University. After retiring from Cal in 1956, he joined the San Francisco 49ers as head of personnel and scouting, remaining with the team until 1972.
Waldorf was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
As a collegiate athlete, Waldorf played tackle for Syracuse University from 1922 to 1924.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Oklahoma A&M Cowboys (Missouri Valley Conference) (1929 – 1933) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Oklahoma A&M | 4-3-2 | 1-1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1930 | Oklahoma A&M | 7-2-1 | 2-0 | T-1st | |||||
| 1931 | Oklahoma A&M | 8-2-1 | 1-0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1932 | Oklahoma A&M | 9-1-2 | 3-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1933 | Oklahoma A&M | 6-2-1 | 2-0 | 1st | |||||
| Oklahoma A&M: | 34-10-7 | 9-1 | |||||||
| Kansas State Wildcats (Big Six Conference) (1934 – 1934) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Kansas State | 7-2-1 | 5-0 | 1st | |||||
| Kansas State: | 7-2-1 | 5-0 | |||||||
| Northwestern Wildcats (Big Ten Conference) (1935 – 1946) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Northwestern | 4-3-1 | 2-3-1 | 5th | |||||
| 1936 | Northwestern | 7-1 | 6-0 | 1st | 7 | ||||
| 1937 | Northwestern | 4-4 | 3-3 | T-4th | |||||
| 1938 | Northwestern | 4-2-2 | 2-1-2 | 4th | 17 | ||||
| 1939 | Northwestern | 3-4-1 | 3-2-1 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Northwestern | 6-2 | 4-2 | 3rd | 8 | ||||
| 1941 | Northwestern | 5-3 | 4-2 | 4th | 11 | ||||
| 1942 | Northwestern | 1-9 | 0-6 | 9th | |||||
| 1943 | Northwestern | 6-2 | 5-1 | 3rd | 9 | ||||
| 1944 | Northwestern | 1-7-1 | 0-5-1 | 8th | |||||
| 1945 | Northwestern | 4-4-1 | 3-3-1 | T-4th | |||||
| 1946 | Northwestern | 4-4-1 | 2-3-1 | T-6th | |||||
| Northwestern: | 49-45-7 | 34-31-7 | |||||||
| California Bears (Pacific Coast Conference) (1947 – 1956) | |||||||||
| 1947 | California | 9-1 | 5-1 | 2nd | 15 | ||||
| 1948 | California | 10-1 | 6-0 | T-1st | L 14-20 Rose Bowl | 4 | |||
| 1949 | California | 10-1 | 7-0 | 1st | L 14-17 Rose Bowl | 3 | |||
| 1950 | California | 9-1-1 | 5-0-1 | 1st | L 6-14 Rose Bowl | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1951 | California | 8-2 | 5-2 | 3rd | 12 | 12 | |||
| 1952 | California | 7-3 | 3-3 | 4th | |||||
| 1953 | California | 4-4-2 | 2-2-2 | 4th | |||||
| 1954 | California | 5-5 | 4-3 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | California | 2-7-1 | 1-5-1 | T-7th | |||||
| 1956 | California | 3-7 | 2-5 | 8th | |||||
| California: | 67-32-4 | 40-21-4 | |||||||
| Total: | 157-89-19 (.628) | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season. °Rankings from final AP Poll of the season. |
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Waldorf, Lynn O. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldorf, Pappy |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Football player & coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1981 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
