Clark Van Galder

Clark Van Galder (February 6, 1909 – November 16, 1965) was an American football, basketball player, track athlete, and coach. He served as the head football coach at La Crosse State Teachers, now University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, from 1948 to 1951 and at Fresno State College, now California State University, Fresno, from 1952 to 1958, compiling a career college football record of 77–27–3. Van Galder died on November 16, 1965, after collapsing at a banquet in Madison, Wisconsin. He had five sons, the fourth of which, Tim, played football as a quarterback at Iowa State University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets and St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]

Clark Van Galder

Biographical details
Born	(1909-02-06)February 6, 1909 Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	November 16, 1965(1965-11-16) (aged 56) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1932–1937	South Milwaukee HS (WI)
1938–1947	Washington Park HS (WI)
1948–1951	La Crosse State
1952–1958	Fresno State
1959–1965	Wisconsin (assistant)
Basketball
1948–1952	La Crosse State
1953–1954	Fresno State
Head coaching record
Overall	77–27–3 (college football)
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (1949–1951) 3 CCAA (1954–1955, 1958)

At the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Van Galder competed in football, basketball, and track and field.^[2][3]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
La Crosse State Indians (Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference) (1948–1951)
1948	La Crosse State	7–1–1	4–1–1	T–2nd
1949	La Crosse State	7–2	5–1	T–1st
1950	La Crosse State	10–0	6–0	T–1st	W Cigar
1951	La Crosse State	7–2	6–0	1st
La Crosse State:		31–5–1	21–2–1
Fresno State Bulldogs (Independent) (1952)
1952	Fresno State	8–2
Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1953–1958)
1953	Fresno State	4–4–2	2–2–1	3rd
1954	Fresno State	7–3	4–0	1st
1955	Fresno State	9–1	2–0	1st
1956	Fresno State	8–2	2–0	1st
1957	Fresno State	5–5	1–1	T–3rd
1958	Fresno State	5–5	4–1	T–1st
Fresno State:		46–22–2	15–4–1
Total:		77–27–3
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth