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Eugene L. Dersnah

1888 – 1938

American sports coach and educator

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Lived 1888 – 1938 (aged 49). Eugene L. Dersnah was an American american football coach, teacher, basketball coach, baseball manager and track and field coach.

Eugene Louis Dersnah Sr. (November 20, 1888 – May 3, 1938) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track and field coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois for one season, in 1920, compiling a record of 5–2–1.

Dersnah attended Central Michigan Normal School—now known as Central Michigan University—where he played football as an end and quarterback. He coached football at a high school in Stambaugh, Michigan and then at Washington High School in Milwaukee before he was hired at Eureka in 1920. Dersnah also coached basketball, baseball, and track and field at Eureka during the 1920–21 school year. He left Eureka in 1921 to head the athletic department at Eastern High School in Bay City, Michigan. He was succeeded at Eureka by Ralph McKinzie.

Dersnah later taught mathematics at Bay City Junior College. He died on May 3, 1938, in Bay City.

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Central Michigan University
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Washington High School, Eureka College

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Who was Eugene L. Dersnah?

American sports coach and educator (1888–1938)

When was Eugene L. Dersnah born?

Eugene L. Dersnah was born on 20 November 1888 in Farwell.

When did Eugene L. Dersnah die?

Eugene L. Dersnah died on 3 May 1938 in Bay City.

What was Eugene L. Dersnah's occupation?

Eugene L. Dersnah was an american football coach, teacher, basketball coach, baseball manager and track and field coach.

What nationality was Eugene L. Dersnah?

Eugene L. Dersnah was American.

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· Wikipedia: Eugene L. Dersnah

· Wikidata: Q137771064

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