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]
Portsmouth Spartans
Schaake played one season of professional football in 1933 with the Portsmouth Spartans[1] After one year of professional football, he chose to enter the coaching ranks.[2]
Coaching career
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 [1] 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]
