| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1898-03-16)March 16, 1898 Gardner, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 31, 1985(1985-01-31) (aged 86) Horton, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1917–1920 | Kansas |
| Football | |
| 1917–1920 | Kansas |
| Baseball | |
| 1918–1920 | Kansas |
| Positions | Guard (basketball) End,quarterback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1923 | McPherson |
| 1924–1927 | Washburn |
| 1927–1950 | Northwestern |
| Football | |
| 1921–1922 | McPherson |
| 1923 | Washburn (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1950–1963 | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–10 (football) 321–224–2 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 2Big Ten (1931, 1933) Helms Athletic Foundation national (1931) Premo-Porretta Power Poll national (1931) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× All-MVC (1919, 1920) No. 7 jerseyretired by Kansas Jayhawks[1] | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
Arthur C. "Dutch"Lonborg (March 16, 1898 – January 31, 1985) was an Americancollege football,college basketball, andcollege baseball player, coach, and athletics administrator.
TheGardner, Illinois native coached for 23 years atMcPherson College,Washburn College, andNorthwestern University. Lonborg graduated in 1921 fromUniversity of Kansas, having played two years under coachPhog Allen.
In 1921 Dutch won anAmateur Athletic Union (AAU) title as a player with theKansas City Athletic Club Blue Diamonds. In 1925 he coachedWashburn College to anAAU title, the last time a college team won that championship. Later he coached at Northwestern, getting 237 wins during his time there, and leading them toBig Ten Conference championships in 1931 and 1933. His1930–31 team finished the season with a 16–1 record[2] and was retroactively named the national champion by theHelms Athletic Foundation and thePremo-Porretta Power Poll.[3][4] He had an overall 323–217 college coaching record at all three schools.
After he retired from coaching, he became chairman of the NCAA Tournament Committee from 1947 to 1960, succeedingHarold Olsen. He was the U.S. Olympic team manager for the1960 Olympics. He also served as theKansas Jayhawksathletic director from 1950 to 1963.
Lonborgwas inducted into theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973 as a coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn(Kansas Conference)(1923–1927) | |||||||||
| 1923–24 | Washburn | 13–4 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | Washburn | 15–0 | AAU Champions | ||||||
| 1925–26 | Washburn | 12–1–1 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | Washburn | 12–8 | |||||||
| Washburn: | 52–13–1 (0.800) | ||||||||
| Northwestern(Western Conference)(1927–1950) | |||||||||
| 1927-28 | Northwestern | 12–5 | 9–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1928–29 | Northwestern | 12–5 | 7–5 | 4th | |||||
| 1929–30 | Northwestern | 8–8 | 6–6 | 6th | |||||
| 1930–31 | Northwestern | 16–1 | 11–1 | 1st | Helms National Champion Premo–Porretta National Champion | ||||
| 1931–32 | Northwestern | 13–5 | 9–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1932–33 | Northwestern | 15–4 | 10–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1933–34 | Northwestern | 11–8 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1934–35 | Northwestern | 10–10 | 3–9 | 8th | |||||
| 1935–36 | Northwestern | 13–6 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1936–37 | Northwestern | 11–9–1[Note A] | 4–8 | 7th | |||||
| 1937–38 | Northwestern | 10–10 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1938–39 | Northwestern | 7–13 | 5–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Northwestern | 13–7 | 7–5 | T–4th | |||||
| 1940–41 | Northwestern | 7–11 | 3–9 | 9th | |||||
| 1941–42 | Northwestern | 8–13 | 5–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 1942–43 | Northwestern | 8–9 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1943–44 | Northwestern | 12–7 | 8–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1944–45 | Northwestern | 7–12 | 4–8 | T–6th | |||||
| 1945–46 | Northwestern | 15–5 | 8–4 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1946–47 | Northwestern | 7–13 | 2–10 | 9th | |||||
| 1947–48 | Northwestern | 6–14 | 3–9 | T–8th | |||||
| 1948–49 | Northwestern | 5–16 | 2–10 | 9th | |||||
| 1949–50 | Northwestern | 10–12 | 3–9 | T–8th | |||||
| Northwestern: | 236–203–1 (.538) | 138–141 (.495) | |||||||
| Total: | 288–216-2 (0.571) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Bulldogs(Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921 | McPherson | 5–6 | 2–6 | 13th | |||||
| 1922 | McPherson | 5–4 | 5–4 | 7th | |||||
| McPherson: | 10–10 | 7–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–10 | ||||||||