Verl Westergard

Verl A. "Jiggs" Westergard (November 19, 1921 – October 4, 2001) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.[1] He served the head men's basketball coach at his alma mater, Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota in 1949.[2] He later served as a line coach at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey[3] and as a football, basketball and golf coach at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas until his retirement.[4]

Verl Westergard
Biographical details
Born(1921-11-19)November 19, 1921
Belgrade, Minnesota
DiedOctober 4, 2001(2001-10-04) (aged 79)
Seguin, Texas
Playing career
Football
1939–1942Gustavus Adolphus
Baseball
1943Superior Bays
1946Superior Bays
1947Waterloo White Hawks
Position(s)Relief pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1949Gustavus Adolphus (assistant)
1950–1952Upsala (line)
1953–1961Hutchinson HS (MN)
1962–1963Texas Lutheran
Basketball
1949Gustavus Adolphus
1959–1972Texas Lutheran
Baseball
1948–1951Gustavus Adolphus
Head coaching record
Overall10–9 (college football)
109–217 (college basketball)
28–35 (college baseball)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs (NAIA independent) (1962–1963)
1962 Texas Lutheran 5–4
1963 Texas Lutheran 5–5
Texas Lutheran: 10–9
Total:10–9

References
  1. "Verl Westergard". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. "Men's BB Records-Coaches". gustavus.edu. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  3. ""Jiggs" Westergard". Seguin Gazette. February 7, 1962. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  4. "Obituaries". Seguin Gazette. October 5, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.