| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1893 Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1972 (aged 79) Crystal, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oberlin |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1915 | Missouri |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1918 | Oberlin |
| 1920–1925 | Aberdeen Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1917 | Lawrence |
| 1920–1926 | Aberdeen Normal |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1942–1943 | Ferris State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–38 (basketball) |
Jacob Speelman (February 9, 1893 – August 9, 1972) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Missouri, serving as team captain in 1915.[1]
Speelman began his coaching career as the head basketball coach at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin from 1916 to 1917.[2] He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio from 1917 to 1918 and Northern State University–then known as Aberdeen Normal College–in Aberdeen, South Dakota from 1923 to 1925. He also served as Aberdeen Normal's head basketball coach from 1920 to 1926.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Official Football Guide". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1915. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Lawrence Vikings men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). Northern State Wolves men's basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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