John Vesser Explained

John Vesser
Birth Date:1 October 1900
Birth Place:Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Death Place:Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1922–1925
Player Team2:Idaho
Player Years3:1926
Player Team3:Los Angeles Wildcats
Player Years4:1927
Player Team4:Chicago Cardinals
Player Years5:1930–1931
Player Team5:Chicago Cardinals
Player Positions:End
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1934–1936
Coach Team2:Lewiston HS (ID)
Coach Years3:1937–1940
Coach Team3:Idaho Southern Branch (assistant)
Coach Years4:1941–1951
Coach Team4:Idaho Southern Branch / Idaho State
Coach Sport5:Basketball
Coach Years6:1944–1946
Coach Team6:Idaho Southern Branch / Idaho State
Coach Years7:1947–1948
Coach Team7:Idaho State
Admin Years1:1952–1965
Admin Team1:Idaho State
Overall Record:41–27–6 (college football)
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John Martin Vesser (October 1, 1900 – March 20, 1996) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.[1] He served as the head football coach at Idaho State University for nine seasons, from 1941 to 1951.

Biography

Vesser was born in 1900 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He played college football for Idaho, and was on the West squad for the inaugural East–West Shrine Game in December 1925.[2] [3] Vesser then played professionally for the Los Angeles Wildcats and the Chicago Cardinals.

Following his playing career, Vesser became a coach, first at the high school level, then joined the Idaho Southern Branch Bengals football team as an assistant coach in 1937. In 1941, Vesser succeeded Guy Wicks as head coach;[4] the school was renamed as Idaho State College in 1947. Vesser spent 11 years as head coach, during which the team competed in nine football seasons, as no teams were fielded in 1943 or 1945 due to World War II, compiling an overall record of .

Vesser also served as head coach of the Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team for several seasons, and was athletic director at the college from 1952 to 1965. He was inducted to the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974,[5] and the athletics hall of fame at Idaho State in 1979.[6] Vesser died in 1996 in Pocatello, Idaho.[7]

Head coaching record

College football

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Vesser. Pro-Football-Reference. July 3, 2018.
  2. Idaho Vandals Football Media Guide . 2011 . All-time Lettermen . 142 . . March 22, 2022.
  3. News: Stars Gather for Football Clash . . . 10 . December 19, 1925 . March 22, 2022 . newspapers.com.
  4. News: Idaho SB Squad Opens Grid Drills . . . . 14 . September 11, 1941 . March 20, 2022 . newspapers.com.
  5. Web site: John Vesser . nihof.org . March 20, 2022.
  6. Web site: John Vesser . isubengals.com . March 20, 2022.
  7. Web site: John Vesser Stats . pro-football-reference.com . March 20, 2022.
  8. Web site: Coach Records . isubengals.com . March 20, 2022.