Dutch Lonborg
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Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg (March 16, 1898 – January 31, 1985) was an American collegiate basketball
and football
coach.
native coached for 23 years at McPherson College
, Washburn College
, and Northwestern University
. Lonborg graduated in 1921 from University of Kansas
, having played two years under coach Phog Allen
.
In 1921 Dutch won an AAU
title as a player with the Kansas City Athletic Club
. In 1925 he coached Washburn College
to an AAU
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 to the Big Ten Conference
Championship in 1931 and in 1933 and a Helms Foundation title in 1931. 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 1947–60, and the U.S. Olympic team manager for the 1960 Olympics
. He also served as Kansas Jayhawks athletic director from 1950-63.
He made the Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1973 as a coach.
coach for the McPherson
Bulldogs located in McPherson, Kansas
. He held that position for the 1921 and 1922 seasons. His coaching record at McPherson was 10 wins and 9 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #10 at McPherson in total wins and #9 at the school in winning percentage .
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach.
Basketball
The Gardner, IllinoisGardner, Illinois
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native coached for 23 years at McPherson College
McPherson College
McPherson College was chartered in 1887 by the leaders of the Church of the Brethren. The college provides a career-oriented liberal arts education...
, Washburn College
Washburn University
Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...
, and Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. Lonborg graduated in 1921 from University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
, having played two years under coach Phog Allen
Phog Allen
Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen was an American basketball and baseball player, coach of American football, basketball, and baseball, college athletics administrator, and osteopathic physician...
.
In 1921 Dutch won an AAU
Amateur Athletic Union
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title as a player with the Kansas City Athletic Club
Kansas City Athletic Club
The Kansas City Athletic Club is an athletic club and gentlemen's club in Kansas City, Kansas. Until 1997, it had been located across the Kansas River in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Notable members have included President Harry S. Truman and basketball coach Phog Allen.-Founding:The club was...
. In 1925 he coached Washburn College
Washburn University
Washburn University is a co-educational, public institution of higher learning in Topeka, Kansas, USA. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,400 undergraduate students and...
to an AAU
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union is one of the largest non-profit volunteer sports organizations in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.-History:The AAU was founded in 1888 to...
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 to the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
Championship in 1931 and in 1933 and a Helms Foundation title in 1931. 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 1947–60, and the U.S. Olympic team manager for the 1960 Olympics
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year from 13 to 20 August 1960 at the Sports Palace at Bologna...
. He also served as Kansas Jayhawks athletic director from 1950-63.
He made the Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, honors exceptional basketball players, coaches, referees, executives, and other major contributors to the game of basketball worldwide...
in 1973 as a coach.
Football
Lonborg was the head college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach for the McPherson
McPherson College
McPherson College was chartered in 1887 by the leaders of the Church of the Brethren. The college provides a career-oriented liberal arts education...
Bulldogs located in McPherson, Kansas
McPherson, Kansas
McPherson is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,155. The city is named after Union General James Birdseye McPherson, a Civil War general...
. He held that position for the 1921 and 1922 seasons. His coaching record at McPherson was 10 wins and 9 losses. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #10 at McPherson in total wins and #9 at the school in winning percentage .