Martin V. Bergen

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Martin V. Bergen
Sport(s) Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born January 1872
Camden, New Jersey
Died July 8, 1941 (aged 69)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Playing career
Football
early 1890s

Baseball
early 1890s

Princeton


Princeton
Position(s) Halfback, fullback (football)
Outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
18941895
18961897
19021903
1905

Grinnell
Virginia
Grinnell
Grinnell
Head coaching record
Overall 38226
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse

Martin Vorhees "Mike" Bergen (January 1872[1] July 8, 1941) was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College (18941895, 19021903, 1905) and at the University of Virginia (18961897), compiling a career college football record of 38226. Bergen died of a heart attack at the age of 69 on July 8, 1941 in his apartment at the Racquet Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Christopher A. Bergen, United States Congressman who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1889 to 1893.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Grinnell Pioneers (Independent) (1894–1895)
1894 Grinnell 64
1895 Grinnell 52
Virginia Cavaliers (Independent) (1896–1897)
1896 Virginia 722
1897 Virginia 621
Virginia: 1343
Grinnell Pioneers (Independent) (1902–1903)
1902 Grinnell 262
1903 Grinnell 54
Grinnell Pioneers (Independent) (1905)
1905 Grinnell 721
Grinnell: 25183
Total: 38226

References

  1. Month and year of birth from 1900 U.S. Census entry for Martin V. Bergen, Jr., lawyer, residing in Camden, New Jersey. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Census Place: Camden Ward 2, Camden, New Jersey; Roll: T623_957; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 36.
  2. "MARTIN V. BERGEN, LAWYER, ATHLETE; Former Football and Baseball Player at Princeton, Famous as Backfield Coach, Dies". The New York Times. July 9, 1941. Retrieved June 27, 2011. 

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