.jpg) Hargesheimer, circa 1949 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1912 Olmsted County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 1996(1996-05-18) (aged 83) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1933 | Minnesota |
| Position(s) | Back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935–1936 | Sioux Falls |
| 1937–1939 | Oberlin (backfield) |
| 1940 | Highland Park HS (IL) |
| 1941–1942 | Massachusetts State |
| 1946 | Massachusetts State |
| 1947–1948 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1949–1952 | USC (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1936 | Sioux Falls |
| 1937–1940 | Oberlin |
| 1940–1941 | Highland Park HS (IL) |
| 1941–1943 | Massachusetts State |
| 1946–1947 | Massachusetts State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–22–2 (college football) 28–58 (college basketball) |
Walter Gould[1] Hargesheimer (August 10, 1912 – May 18, 1996) was anAmerican football player and coach of football andbasketball. He served as the head football coach at Sioux Falls College, now theUniversity of Sioux Falls, from 1935 to 1936 and at Massachusetts State College, now theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst, from 1941 to 1942 and again in 1946.
Hargesheimer played football at theUniversity of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1934, as aback for theGolden Gophers in 1932 and 1933. After coaching football at Sioux Falls College in 1935 and 1936, he was the backfield coach and varsity basketball coach atOberlin College from 1937 to 1940. He then coached football, basketball, andtrack atHighland Park High School inHighland Park, Illinois, before taking the appointment of head football coach and Professor of Physical Education at Massachusetts State College in January 1941.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls Braves(South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference)(1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Sioux Falls | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1936 | Sioux Falls | 0–7–1 | 0–5–1 | 10th | |||||
| Sioux Falls: | 4–11–1 | 3–8–1 | |||||||
| Massachusetts State Aggies(Independent)(1941–1942) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Massachusetts State | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1942 | Massachusetts State | 2–5 | |||||||
| Massachusetts State Aggies(Independent)(1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Massachusetts State | 6–2 | |||||||
| Massachusetts State: | 11–11–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–22–2 | ||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls Cougars(South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference)(1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935–36 | Sioux Falls | 6–6 | |||||||
| Sioux Falls: | 6–6 (.500) | ||||||||
| Oberlin Yeomen(Independent)(1937–1940) | |||||||||
| 1937–38 | Oberlin | 3–10 | |||||||
| 1938–39 | Oberlin | 3–10 | |||||||
| 1939–40 | Oberlin | 3–11 | |||||||
| Oberlin: | 9–31 (.225) | ||||||||
| Massachusetts State Aggies(Independent)(1941–1943) | |||||||||
| 1941–42 | Massachusetts State | 8–6 | |||||||
| 1942–43 | Massachusetts State | 5–8 | |||||||
| Massachusetts State Aggies(Independent)(1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946–47 | Massachusetts State | 0–7[n 1] | |||||||
| Massachusetts State: | 13–21 (.382) | ||||||||
| Total: | 28–58 (.326) | ||||||||