Al Kircher
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 5, 1909 Turtle Lake, Wisconsin |
| Died | November 1, 2004 (aged 94) Salem, Oregon |
| Playing career | |
| 1931–1933 | Michigan State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football), Guard (basketball), Outfielder (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1949 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1950–1951 | Washington State (backfield) |
| 1952–1955 | Washington State |
| Basketball | |
| 1939–1949 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1949–1950 | Michigan State |
| Baseball | |
| 1940–1950 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–25–2 (football) 4–18 (basketball) |
Alton S. "Al" Kircher (December 5, 1909 – November 1, 2004) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.
Born in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, Kircher grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Gladstone. He was a star athlete at Gladstone High School and then attended Michigan State College in East Lansing, where he earned nine letters in football, basketball, and baseball for the Spartans. Kircher was the quarterback on the football team and the captain of the basketball team. An outfielder in baseball, he had a batting average of .430 (37 for 86) in 1933.
Kircher began his coaching career in Michigan at Trout Creek High School in 1935 as the basketball coach, and won two state titles (class D), in 1935 and 1937. Kircher moved to Marquette in 1937 and coached at Marquette High School (Graveraet).
Kircher returned to his alma mater, Michigan State, as an assistant coach in three sports from 1939 to 1950, and was head basketball coach for 1949–50 season. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was wounded during the Normandy invasion, earning a Purple Heart. He was later awarded a Silver Star and two Bronze Stars.
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