Eolus Von Rettig
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 1908 |
| Died | April 29, 1983 (aged 74) Wilberforce |
| Position(s) | Wiley |
| 1952–1965 | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1957–1960 | Prairie View A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–48–14 (football) 30–27–1 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 SWAC (1936–1937) | |
Eolus Von Rettig (July 6, 1908 – April 29, 1983) was an American
Wiley College in Marshall, Texas from 1949 to 1951.[1] He later served as an assistant coach at Prairie View A&M University.[2]
Rettig played football at Wilberforce College—now known as Wilberforce University—in Wilberforce, Ohio as a guard. He served as line coach at Texas College from 1934 to 1935 under Ace Mumford before succeeding Mumford as head football coach in 1936.[3] Rettig also played football at Bishop College in Marshall, Texas in the late 1920s when Mumford was head coach there.[4]
Rettig died on April 29, 1983, at St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas College Steers (Southwestern Athletic Conference ) (1936–1941)
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| 1936 | Texas College | 5–2–2 | 4–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1937 | Texas College | 8–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1938 | Texas College | 5–3–1 | 2–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1939 | Texas College | 1–6–1 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1940 | Texas College | 4–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Texas College | 4–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| Texas College: | 27–15–7 | 18–13–5 | |||||||
| Texas Southern Tigers (Independent) (1946–1948) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Texas Southern | 4–2–3 | |||||||
| 1947 | Texas Southern | 9–3 | W Prairie View | ||||||
| 1948 | Texas Southern | 0–8–1 | |||||||
| Texas Southern: | 13–13–4 | ||||||||
Wiley Wildcats (Southwestern Athletic Conference ) (1949–1951)
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| 1949 | Wiley | 0–9–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1950 | Wiley | 3–6–1 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1951 | Wiley | 3–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| Wiley: | 6–20–3 | 4–15–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 46–48–14 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Texas College Is Football's 'Iron Horse' Remarkable Record Is Compiled by Steers". Evansville Argus. in.gov. July 11, 1941. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- Prairie View A&M Panthers. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- Newspapers.com.
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