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Fred Luehring

1882 – 1981

American sports coach and college athletics administrator

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Lived 1882 – 1981 (aged 98–99). Fred Luehring was an American american football player and basketball coach.

Frederick William Luehring (1882 – February 1, 1981) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and swimming coach college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin from 1906 to 1909, compiling a record of 20–3–1. Luehring was the head basketball coach at Ripon from 1906 to 1910 and at Princeton University from 1913 to 1920, amassing a career college basketball coaching mark of 125–61.

Luehring was credited with starting the swim team at the University of Nebraska in 1921 and later served as a committee member of the US Olympic Swimming team.

As a college athlete, Luehring excelled at North Central University and then at the University of Chicago under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.

In addition to his athletic pursuits Luehring also was an art collector. A selection of prints by Honore Daumier of people swimming were exhibited at Lehigh University Art Gallery in 1958 with the assistance of Head Curator Francis Quirk.

Luehring died at the age of 99, on February 1, 1981, at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.

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Born
1882, Hanover
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Education
University of Chicago
Also known as
Frederick William Luehring

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Fred Luehring?

American sports coach and college athletics administrator

When was Fred Luehring born?

Fred Luehring was born in 1882 in Hanover.

When did Fred Luehring die?

Fred Luehring died on 1 February 1981 in Swarthmore.

What was Fred Luehring's occupation?

Fred Luehring was an american football player and basketball coach.

What nationality was Fred Luehring?

Fred Luehring was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fred Luehring

· Wikidata: Q59588546

· DBpedia: Fred Luehring

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