Karl Schlademan
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Karl Schlademan at Michigan State
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Karl L. Schlademan February 11, 1890 Seafield, Indiana |
| Died | December 22, 1980 (aged 90) Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Occupation | Track & Field coach |
| Spouse(s) | Nell Ramsay Schlademan (1893-1983) |
| Children | Karl R. (son) Sarah (daughter) |
Karl L. Schlademan (Feb. 11, 1890 - Dec. 22, 1980) was a men’s track & field and cross country coach for nearly 40 years. He served as a coach at University of Kansas (1919–26), Washington State (1927–40) and Michigan State (1940–58). During his time at Kansas he instrumental in the founding of the Kansas Relays as well as the Jayhawks' fourth head basketball coach in an interim capacity for the first game of the 1919-20 season for Phog Allen.
He spent 18 years at Michigan State, initially as the track and field coach and then later adding cross country to his duties. Some consider him the Spartans' greatest coach.
He is an inductee into the Drake Relay Hall of Fame, University of Michigan's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995, U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame, and the Washington State University Hall of Fame.
Karl A. Schlademan was born in Seafield, Indiana on February 11, 1890. His ancestry can be traced back to the Plymouth Colony on his mother's side. His father ran a merchantile and grain business in Seafield, Indiana. He graduated from Monticello High School where he was a four-year letterman in both track and basketball. He was captain of the track team. Schlademan attended DePauw University in Greencastle where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. While at DePauw, Karl played football, baseball and was again a "star trackman". Not having taken up football in high school, Schlademan did well to earn four letters in the sport. He was named on the "All-Western" football pick at the end position. Schlademan was also made captain of the track team, also earning four letters in this sport. In baseball, he earned two letters. Following DePauw, he briefly attended Harvard University Law School between 1912 and 1913. In 1913 he wed Nell Ramsay, whom he met while at Missouri Wesleyan.
After graduation, Coach Schlademan went to Missouri Wesleyan College at Cameron, and became head coach. He stayed there two years and coached a championship football team. He returned to DePauw University in 1914 to serve as track coach. He next coached track at Arizona in 1916. From 1916 to 1919 Schlademan was the athletic director at Baker University in Baldwin. He served as the head coach and produced a championship track and basketball team, winning the Kansas Conference.
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