| Elmer Schaake | |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Burlingame, California, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1930–1932 |
| Player Team2: | Kansas |
| Player Years3: | 1933 |
| Player Team3: | Portsmouth Spartans |
| Player Sport4: | Basketball |
| Player Years5: | 1932–1933 |
| Player Team5: | Kansas |
| Player Positions: | Halfback (football) Guard (basketball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1934–1937 |
| Coach Team2: | Bethany (KS) |
| Coach Years3: | 1938–1942 |
| Coach Team3: | Lawrence HS (KS) |
| Coach Years4: | 1943–1944 |
| Coach Team4: | Kansas (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1946 |
| Coach Team5: | Willamette (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1947 |
| Coach Team6: | Modesto (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1948 |
| Coach Team7: | Modesto |
| Coach Sport8: | Basketball |
| Coach Years9: | 1946–1947 |
| Coach Team9: | Willamette |
| Coach Sport10: | Baseball |
| Coach Years11: | 1944 |
| Coach Team11: | Kansas |
| Coach Sport12: | Track |
| Coach Years13: | 1946–1947 |
| Coach Team13: | Willamette |
| Coach Years14: | 1947–1948 |
| Coach Team14: | Modesto |
| Coach Years15: | 1948–1949 |
| Coach Team15: | Modesto (assistant) |
| Overall Record: | 13–19–2 (college football) 9–15 (college basketball) 0–5 (college baseball) 5–6 (junior college football) |
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Elmer H. W. Schaake (February 7, 1911 – January 24, 1966) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track. He played college football and college basketball at the University of Kansas and one season of professional football in the National Football League (NFL) with the Portsmouth Spartans. Schaake served as the head football coach at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas from 1934 to 1937, compiling a record of 13–19–2. He was also the head baseball coach at his alma mater, Kansas, for one season in 1944 and the head basketball coach at Willamette University during the 1946–47 season.
Schaake played football at the University of Kansas from 1930 to 1932 and was named unanimous All Big–Six Conference. He also played for the basketball team at Kansas.[1]
Schaake played one season of professional football in 1933 with the Portsmouth Spartans After one year of professional football, he chose to enter the coaching ranks.[2]
Schaake coached for 30 years. Schaake was the head football coach at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas for four seasons, from 1934 to 1937, compiling a record of 13–19–2.[3]
After Bethany, Schaake spent five years at Lawrence High School, where he compiled a 29–11–4 record and served one year as an assistant for the University of Kansas He also worked as the head baseball coach of the Jayhawks for one year.[4]
In 1947, Schaake was hired as head track coach, assistant football coach, and physical education inistructor Modesto Junior College (MJC) in Modesto, California. The following year, he was promoted to head football coach and also assisted Stan Pavko with track team. Schaake led the Modesto football team to a record of 5–6 in 1948 before resigning in the spring of 1949.[5]
In 1972, Schaake was inducted in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.