Fred von Appen
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 22, 1942 Linfield |
| Position(s) | Linfield (assistant) |
| 1969 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 1970 | UCLA (assistant) |
| 1971 | Virginia Tech (assistant) |
| 1972–1976 | Oregon (DC/DL) |
| 1977–1978 | Stanford (DL) |
| 1979 | Green Bay Packers (DL) |
| 1981 | Arkansas (DL) |
| 1982 | Stanford (DC) |
| 1983–1988 | San Francisco 49ers (ST) |
| 1989 | Stanford (DC) |
| 1990–1991 | Pittsburgh (AHC/DC) |
| 1992–1994 | Stanford (DC) |
| 1995 | Colorado (DL) |
| 1996–1998 | Hawaii |
| 2000 | Minnesota Vikings (DL) |
| 2001 | New York Giants (ST) |
| 2003 | Montana (AHC/DE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–31 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Frederick Martin von Appen (born March 22, 1942) is a former
Playing career
Von Appen was a
Coaching career
Von Appen began his coaching career in 1964 at his alma mater, Linfield. He earned a master's degree in secondary education at Linfield in 1965. After leaving Linfield, von Appen served in the
von Appen spent the 1979 season as the Green Bay Packers' defensive line coach. He resigned during the 1980 preseason in protest of head coach Bart Starr's lenient punishment of defensive end Ezra Johnson, who was caught eating a hot dog on the sidelines during an exhibition game.[1] von Appen returned to Arkansas in 1981, where he was the defensive line coach under Lou Holtz. He returned to Stanford in 1982 for a season. Former Stanford head coach Bill Walsh brought Von Appen to the San Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1988, where his duties included special teams.
In 1989, von Appen returned again to Stanford as the
Von Appen spent the 2000 season as the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings and the 2001 season as the special teams coach for the New York Giants. He retired briefly after the 2001 season, but returned to coaching to serve as the defensive ends coach and assistant head coach at the University of Montana. He retired for good after the 2003 season.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (Western Athletic Conference ) (1996–1998)
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| 1996 | Hawaii | 2–10 | 1–7 | 7th (Pacific) | |||||
| 1997 | Hawaii | 3–9 | 1–7 | 8th (Pacific) | |||||
| 1998 | Hawaii | 0–12 | 0–8 | 8th (Pacific) | |||||
| Hawaii: | 5–31 | 2–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 5–31 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Champion, Packers part". S-P Services. January 6, 1981. Retrieved January 7, 2011.