Clark Van Galder

Clark Van Galder

Biographical details
Born	(1909-02-06)February 6, 1909 Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1965(1965-11-16) (aged 56) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1937	South Milwaukee HS (WI)
1938–1947	Washington Park HS (WI)
1948–1951	La Crosse State
1952–1958	Fresno State
1959–1965	Wisconsin (assistant)
Basketball
1948–1952	La Crosse State
1953–1954	Fresno State
Head coaching record
Overall	77–27–3 (college football)
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (1949–1951) 2 CCAA (1954, 1958)

Clark Van Galder (February 6, 1909 – November 16, 1965) was an American football, basketball player, track athlete, and coach. He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers, now University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, from 1948 to 1951 and at Fresno State College, now California State University, Fresno, from 1952 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 77–27–3. Van Galder died on November 16, 1965, after collapsing at a banquet in Madison, Wisconsin. He had five sons, the fourth of which, Tim, played football as a quarterback at Iowa State University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

At the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Van Galder competed in football, basketball, and track and field.^[2][3]

• Clark Van Galder at Find a Grave