About Joe Swetland
Lived 1886 – 1952 (aged 65). Joe Swetland was a basketball coach.
Joseph Ellsworth Swetland (November 2, 1886 – January 7, 1952) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the Stevens Point Normal School—now known as University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point—from 1920 to 1925 and at Northern Normal and Industrial School—now known as Northern State University—in Aberdeen, South Dakota for one season, in 1926. Swetland was also the head basketball coach at Stevens Point Normal from 1920 to 1927 and Northern Normal and Industrial for the 1926–27 season. He died on January 7, 1952, at his home in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Who was Joe Swetland?
American college football player & coach
When was Joe Swetland born?
Joe Swetland was born on 2 November 1886 in Reedsburg.
When did Joe Swetland die?
Joe Swetland died on 7 January 1952 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
What was Joe Swetland's occupation?
Joe Swetland was a basketball coach.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joe Swetland. https://biography.guide/joe-swetland/
MLA: "Joe Swetland." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/joe-swetland/.
Chicago: "Joe Swetland." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/joe-swetland/.
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