Herman Stegeman
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball, track & field |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 21, 1891 Holland, Michigan |
| Died | October 22, 1939 (aged 48) Athens, Georgia |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1914 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Beloit |
| 1916–1917 | Monmouth (IL) |
| 1919 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 1920–1922 | Georgia |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Monmouth (IL) |
| 1919–1931 | Georgia |
| Baseball | |
| 1919–1920 | Georgia |
| Track & field | |
| 1920–1937 | Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 29–17–6 (football) 178–89 (basketball) 31–13–2 (baseball) |
Herman James Stegeman (January 21, 1891 – October 22, 1939) was a player and coach of American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field athletics, and a college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Beloit College (1915), Monmouth College (1916–1917), and the University of Georgia (1920–1922), compiling a career college football coaching record of 29–17–6. At Georgia, Stegeman was also the head basketball coach (1919–1931), head baseball coach (1919–1920), and head track and field coach (1920–1937).
Stegeman was born and raised in Holland, Michigan, and was of Dutch descent. He attended the University of Chicago, where he starred in many sports, including track and field and football under the direction of the legendary Amos Alonzo Stagg. Stegeman played on the school's 1913 National Championship football squad, and was hailed by his coach, Stagg, as one of the finest athletes he had ever had the privilege of coaching. After playing football for another season in 1914, Stegeman graduated from Chicago with a Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph.B.) in 1915.
During the end of World War I, the United States Army stationed Stegeman in Athens to create physical training courses for the UGA Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. After arriving, he was hired by UGA's football coach, W. A. Cunningham, as an assistant for the 1919 season. When Cunningham returned to the Army after that season, Stegeman became the head coach of the football team and served in the position from 1920 to 1922. In addition, he also became the head coach of the basketball, baseball and track and field teams in 1920. His career football record stands at 20–6–3 (.741). He stepped down as baseball coach after one year.
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