Bernie Bierman
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 11, 1894 Springfield, Minnesota |
| Died | March 7, 1977 (aged 82) Laguna Hills, California |
| Playing career | |
| 1913–1915 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1921 | Montana |
| 1923–1924 | Tulane (assistant) |
| 1925–1926 | Mississippi State |
| 1927–1931 | Tulane |
| 1932–1941 | Minnesota |
| 1942 | Iowa Pre-Flight |
| 1945–1950 | Minnesota |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1922 | Montana |
| 1925–1927 | Mississippi State |
| 1928–1930 | Tulane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 153–65–12 (football) 89–51 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 National (1934–1936, 1940–1941) 3 Southern (1929–1931) 7 Big Ten (1933–1935, 1937–1938, 1940–1941) |
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| Awards | |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1958) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1955 (profile) |
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Bernard W. "Bernie" Bierman (March 11, 1894 – March 7, 1977) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He coached from 1919 to 1950 except for a span during World War II when he served in the U.S. armed forces. Bierman was the head coach at the University of Montana (1919–1921), Mississippi State University (1925–1926), Tulane University (1927–1931), and his alma mater, the University of Minnesota (1932–1941, 1945–1950), compiling a career college football record of 153–65–12. At Minnesota, Bierman's Golden Gophers compiled a 93–35–6 record, won five national championships and seven Big Ten Conference titles, and completed five undefeated seasons. Bierman was also the head basketball coach at Montana (1919–1922), Mississippi State (1925–1927), and Tulane (1928–1930), tallying a career college basketball mark of 89–51.
Bierman grew up in Litchfield, Minnesota and was married to Clara McKenzie Bierman. They had two sons, William A. Bierman, a lawyer in St. Paul, Minnesota, and James Bierman, of Los Angeles, California. Bierman was a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
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