Moose Krause
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | February 2, 1913 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1992 (aged 79) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1931–1933 | Notre Dame |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1934 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Saint Mary's (MN) |
| Administrative career ( Saint Mary's (MN) | |
| 1948–1949 | Notre Dame (assistant AD) |
| 1949–1981 | Notre Dame |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 8–29–4 (football) 155–114 (basketball) 16–16 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1976 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Edward Walter "Moose" Krause (born Edward Walter Kriaučiūnas;
Early life and playing career
Born Edward Walter Kriaučiūnas in Chicago to Lithuanian immigrant parents, Krause grew up in the Town of Lake section or, as it was once known as, Back of the Yards. His brother, Feliksas Kriaučiūnas, was the captain of Lithuania national basketball team in 1937. His surname was shortened to Krause by his high school football coach, who could not pronounce Kriaučiūnas (Lithuanian pronunciation: [krɪ.ɐutɕɪˈuːnɐs]).
At the University of Notre Dame, Krause competed in track, baseball, football and basketball, becoming the first Notre Dame player to make the halls of fame of both basketball and football. In basketball, he was a three-time consensus All-American, in 1932, 1933, and 1934. Krause played football for the Fighting Irish under Hunk Anderson. He graduated cum laude from Notre Dame with a journalism degree in 1934 .
Coaching career
Krause's coaching career included a five-year stint as head coach in all sports at Saint Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota, now Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; an assistant football coach at the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Notre Dame for ten years; and head basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame in 1943 and again from 1946 to 1951, when he compiled a record of 98–48 (.671).[1] As acting head football coach at Notre Dame, filling in for an ailing Frank Leahy, Krause was 3–0.
Military service
Krause served in the
Administrative career
Krause became the assistant athletic director at Notre Dame in 1948. In March 1949, he was named athletic director, succeeding Frank Leahy, who stepped down from the role to focus on his post as head football coach.[2]
Later years
Krause died on December 11, 1992, at his home in South Bend, Indiana.[3] He was buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Notre Dame, Indiana.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Saint Mary's Redmen (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ) (1934–1938)
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| 1934 | Saint Mary's | 4–3–2 | 2–2–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1935 | Saint Mary's | 2–6 | 0–5 | 8th | |||||
| 1936 | Saint Mary's | 1–8 | 1–3 | T–5th | |||||
| 1937 | Saint Mary's | 1–4–2 | 1–2–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1938 | Saint Mary's | 0–7 | 0–5 | T–7th | |||||
| Saint Mary's: | 8–29–4 | 4–17–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–29–4 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Moose Krause Chapter". Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. March 23, 1949. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- Newspapers.com.
Further reading
- Kelly, Jason (2002). Mr. Notre Dame: The Life and Legend of Edward Moose Krause. ISBN 1-888698-40-3.
External links
- Moose Krause at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Moose Krause at the Saint Mary's University Sports Hall of Fame
- Moose Krause at Find a Grave
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