Gustave Ferbert
Gustave Herman Ferbert (July 22, 1873 – January 15, 1943), nicknamed "Dutch", was an American college football player and coach. He was first a player from 1893 to 1896 and then the head football coach from 1897 to 1899 at the University of Michigan. His 1898 Michigan team went 10–0 and won the first Western Conference (now known as the Big Ten Conference) championship in the school's history. Ferbert compiled a record of 24–11–3 as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was also co-head football coach with Joseph R. Hudelson at Indiana University for one season, in 1894, while still a student at Michigan.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 22, 1873 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1943 (aged 69) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1893–1896 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Halfback, end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1894 | Indiana |
| 1897–1899 | Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–11–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Western Conference (1898) | |
Ferbert left the University of Michigan in 1900 and spent nine years prospecting for gold in Alaska, finally striking it rich off claims he discovered in 1908 and 1909.