George F. Veenker
George Frederick Veenker (April 17, 1894 – September 8, 1959) was an American football and basketball coach. He was the head basketball coach at the University of Michigan from 1928 to 1931 and also served as an assistant football coach at Michigan from 1926 to 1929. From 1931 to 1936, he was the head football coach at Iowa State College (now known as Iowa State University). He was also the athletic director at Iowa State from 1933 to 1945.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 17, 1894 Ashton, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 1959 (aged 65) Malta, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1913–1916 | Hope |
| Baseball | |
| 1914–1916 | Hope |
| Track | |
| ?–1916 | Hope |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1926–1929 | Michigan (assistant) |
| 1931–1936 | Iowa State |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1931 | Michigan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1932–1945 | Iowa State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21–22–8 (college football) 35–12 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 1 Big Ten (1929) | |
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