Chester Mead
American football player and coach (1900–1959)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1900-02-19)February 19, 1900 |
| Died | February 11, 1959(1959-02-11) (aged 58) |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1922 | Iowa |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1924–1925 | Iowa Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Big Ten (1922) | |
Chester Ira Mead (February 19, 1900 – February 11, 1959) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa from 1924 to 1925, compiling a record of 6–12.[1] Mead played college football at the University of Iowa from 1920 to 1922, including the undefeated 1921 and 1922 teams that won back-to-back Big Ten championships.[2] He also coached football at Clarinda High School in Clarinda, Iowa, in 1923.[3]
Mead later became a medial doctor and lived in Bakersfield, California. He died in 1959.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Wesleyan Tigers (Iowa Conference) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
| 1924 | Iowa Wesleyan | 3–7 | 1–4 | T–9th | |||||
| 1925 | Iowa Wesleyan | 3–5 | 1–4 | 11th | |||||
| Iowa Wesleyan: | 6–12 | 2–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–12 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Iowa Alumnus". University of Iowa. 1922. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Catalogue". University of Iowa. 1922. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Chester Mead on Duty Soon: Former Iowa Grid Star Takes up Job at Wesleyan August 1". Iowa City Press-Citizen. July 29, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chester Mead, Former Iowa Star Guard, Dies". Iowa City Press-Citizen. February 12, 1959. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Chester Mead at Find a Grave
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Iowa Wesleyan Tigers head football coaches
- No coach (1890)
- No team (1891–1892)
- No coach (1893–1894)
- No team (1895)
- Eldon Ward (1896)
- Paul Sibberts (1897)
- No coach (1898–1901)
- Burton Beck (1902)
- Ed Welby (1903)
- No team (1904)
- Arthur G. Weber (1905)
- No team (1906–1907)
- Ralph Perrine (1908)
- Pat Crow (1909)
- Loring Craymer (1910)
- Glenn Tallman (1911–1912)
- George Beal (1913–1914)
- Carl Heidt (1915–1916)
- Edward Day (1917–1918)
- Bill Neuschaefer (1919–1920)
- Herman Garretson (1921–1922)
- Ray Williams (1923)
- Chester Mead (1924–1925)
- Glen Bingham (1926–1936)
- Bud Parker (1937–1941)
- Olan Ruble (1942)
- No team (1943)
- Olan Ruble (1944–1948)
- Everett R. Jarvis (1949–1952)
- Fred Ekstrand (1953–1955)
- Edd Bowers (1956–1959)
- Jim Hofmann (1960–1963)
- Harold Thompson (1964–1965)
- Jack Taylor (1966)
- Mel Foels (1967–1972)
- John Stiegman (1973)
- Dick Palm (1974–1976)
- Dave Ostrander (1977)
- Rick Hodam (1978–1981)
- Tom Horne (1982–1984)
- Mick Caba (1985–1988)
- Hal Mumme (1989–1991)
- Charlie Moot (1992)
- Steve Kazor (1993)
- Pat Poore (1994)
- Gregg Ricono (1995–1996)
- Rick Moorman (1997–2001)
- Brett Holgorsen (2002)
- Todd McGhghy (2003–2005)
- Jason Smelser (2006–2009)
- Kent Anderson (2010–2011)
- Tom Parkevich (2012–2015)
- Michael Richtman (2016–2019)
- MD Daniels (2020–2022)
