.jpg) Mohler during the 1930s | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1909-05-29)May 29, 1909 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 1949(1949-11-26) (aged 40) nearDixiana, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1932 | USC |
| Baseball | |
| 1930–1932 | USC |
| 1933 | Mission Reds |
| 1933 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Position(s) | Quarterback (football) Shortstop (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1943 | Wright Field |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
Orville Ernest Mohler (May 29, 1909 – November 27, 1949), sometimes referred to asOrv Mohler, was anAmerican football andbaseball player. He grew up inAlhambra, California, and attended theUniversity of Southern California (USC).[1] At USC, Mohler was thestudent council president,shortstop for theUSC Trojans baseball team, andquarterback for theUSC Trojans football team.[2][3] He led the1931 USC Trojans football team to anational championship and a victory in the1932 Rose Bowl, and, at the end of the 1931 season, he was selected by theCentral Press Association as a second-team All-Americanfullback and by theAssociated Press as a third-team All-American quarterback.[4][5] In 1933, after graduating from USC, Mohler played professional baseball in thePacific Coast League for theMission Reds. Mohler was married on August 13, 1933 to Bernadine Olson.[2]
In 1927, Mohler became aUnited States Army Air Corps pilot. In 1943, with the rank of major, he was stationed atWright Field nearDayton, Ohio. There he was "Chief of the Power Plant unit", which was tasked with testing aircraft engines.[6] Mohler was also head coach of the1943 Wright Field Kittyhawks football team.[7] He died on November 27, 1949, in the crash of aNorth American B-25 Mitchell nearDixiana, Alabama.[8] Mohler was buried atForest Lawn Memorial Park inGlendale, California.[9] He was the son of professional baseball playerKid Mohler (1870–1961).[10]
Mohler was inducted into the USC Hall of Fame in 1995.[11]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Field Kittyhawks(Independent)(1943) | |||||||||
| 1943 | Wright Field | 1–0–1 | |||||||
| Wright Field: | 1–0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–0–1 | ||||||||
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